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The Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate (CIMEC) constitutes a partnership of ocean, climate and ecosystem research between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) several key universities in California. The goal of this research is to better serve the Nation's needs through observing and understanding the marine ecosystems and climate in the California Current System, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Southern Ocean, and globally. Read more about CIMEC here. |
New Comparison of Ocean Temperatures Reveals Rise over the Last Century A new study contrasting ocean temperature readings of the 1870s with temperatures of the modern seas reveals an upward trend of global ocean warming spanning at least 100 years. These data were collected from the ocean robot remote sensing network called Argo, one of CIMEC's central oceanographic programs. Read more about this story under News>>
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To better understand the ocean, climate and ecosystems to contribute to NOAA’s mission, CIMEC was formed to maximize collaboration on these focused areas of research. To that end, CIMEC joins the expertise at NOAA and seven California universities, each possessing their individual strengths and contributions to the greater goal of understanding the dynamics of marine ecosystems and climate:
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A Cooperative Institute of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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