Scripps Institution of Oceanography is a public institution in La Jolla, Calif., for research and graduate instruction in the marine, atmospheric, and space sciences. It also operates ships and marine platforms. It is a part of the University of California, San Diego. The institution’s research projects include the study of marine bacteria and plant and animal life; the topography and composition of the ocean bottom; the properties of water, waves, currents, and tides; the interchange of heat and matter between the oceans and the atmosphere; and the dynamics of earthquakes and weather. It was founded in 1903 as an independent laboratory and became a part of the University of California in 1912. It received its present name in 1925.
