CICOES

Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean,
and Ecosystem Studies

CICOES is a partnership between UAF, the University of Washington,
and Oregon State University. We foster collaborative, multidisciplinary research
across ocean, atmosphere, and fishery sciences.

Learn more about CICOES at UAF

Major Research Themes

Climate

Arctic circulation and climate variability
Air-sea interaction
Carbon cycle, aerosol, and land-surface hydrology

Oceans

Tracers of ocean circulation
Sea floor observations
Coastal ocean observations
Tsunami observations & modeling
Arctic & north Pacific observations
Ocean acidification

Ecosystems

Fish ecosystem studies & management
J-SCOPE
Ocean acidification
Ocean climate change
Marine mammals

Three universities. One Cooperative Institute.