Organization:Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research

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Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (2013 Logo)
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
DirectorDr. Douglas Luther
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
ZIP Code
96818
Websitewww.soest.hawaii.edu/jimar/

The Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) is an oceanic, atmospheric, and geophysical research institute that is sponsored jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and the University of Hawaiʻi (UH). It is one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs).[1][2]

The JIMAR research themes are:

  • Tsunamis (and other long period ocean waves)
  • Climate
  • Equatorial oceanography
  • Fisheries oceanography
  • Tropical meteorology
  • Coastal research

References

  1. ↑ "Cooperative Institutes". NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. http://ci.noaa.gov/. Retrieved 2014-04-16. 
  2. ↑ University of Hawaii at Manoa (2021-02-04). "Ocean surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse fishes". https://phys.org/news/2021-02-ocean-surface-slicks-pelagic-nurseries.html. 

External links

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