Research at IGPP
IGPP research spans a huge range of topics within a variety of disciplines. We are pioneers in instrument design and data collection with a long tradition of theoretical rigor and innovative techniques.
Research Centers
California Spatial Reference Center
The California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC) is responsible for “Establishing and maintaining an accurate state-of-the-art network of GPS control stations for a reliable spatial reference system in California.”
Chaos, Computation, Analysis and Optimization (CaCAO)
Chaos, Computation, Analysis and Optimization (CaCAO) is a student and postdoc driven group of applied mathematicians, Earth scientists, ocean acousticians and engineers. We share a common goal of developing computational tools for solving high-dimensional problems in Earth science. Our main focus is on fitting models to data.
High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network
The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), a University of California San Diego partnership project led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, supports Internet-data applications in the research, education, and public safety realms.
Marine EM Laboratory
The Marine EM laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography pioneers new technologies for exploring the crust and mantle underneath the oceans using marine electromagnetism. Key research areas include marine controlled-source electromagnetic sounding (CSEM, also known as sea-bed logging, SBL and R3M) and the marine magnetotelluric method (MT or MMT).
Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center
Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Orbit and Permanent Array Center (SOPAC) has served a large community of users, starting in 1991, with a focus on the analysis and archiving of precise GPS data/metadata and data products. Today, SOPAC also refers to our research group, using geodetic and seismic data for a wide range of projects in geodesy, geophysics, surveying and engineering.
Scripps Polar Center
The Scripps Polar Center brings together scientists from the three research sections of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego who investigate everything from ocean physics to the ecology of polar organisms. We aim to address the complex questions of today's polar regions and to train a new generation of scientists capable of interdisciplinary research.
Research Profiles
Our world-class scientists' research extends from seafloor hydrothermal fields to the Tibetan Plateau, from atmospheric rivers to Antarctic ice shelves, and from the southern California crust to Earth’s mantle and core.