Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies

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CICOES

An innovative collaboration

A new partnership between the University of Washington, Oregon State University and University of Alaska Fairbanks, CICOES fosters collaborative, multidisciplinary research across ocean, atmosphere and fishery sciences.

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WE WORK ON:

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Climate

Atmospheric research including Arctic circulation and climate variability, air-sea interaction, carbon cycle, aerosol, and land-surface hydrology.

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Oceans

Chemical tracers of ocean circulation, sea floor observations, coastal ocean observations, tsunami observations and modeling, Innovative observations in the Arctic and north Pacific, and ocean acidification.

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Ecosystems

Fish ecosystem studies and management, ocean acidification, ocean climate variability and climate change, and marine mammals

THREE UNIVERSITIES, ONE COLLABORATIVE INSTITUTE