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News Release 17-109
NSF awards $2.8 million grant to develop advanced ocean and atmosphere simulator
First-of-its-kind simulator will replicate a range of ocean conditions and generate gale-force winds in controlled setting
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![Bioluminescence shines in a wave](/news/mmg/media/images/SIO center III_f.jpg)
Bioluminescence shines in a wave. In SOARS-like research, scientists studied waves with this light.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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![Waves spray into the air](/news/mmg/media/images/monster-wave-oregon-coast_noaa_4c5c0b52-3564-4d9e-8712-b0fa039a86e9_f.jpg)
Waves send plumes of sea spray into the atmosphere, altering the formation and duration of clouds.
Credit: NOAA
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![Infographic](/news/mmg/media/images/SIO center II_f.jpg)
Sun, pollution, cloud droplets, ice formation and ocean biology will be studied at the NSF center.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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![Earth's ocean](/news/mmg/media/images/ocean spray NOAA_f.jpg)
Earth's oceans and atmosphere are inextricably linked in determining how long clouds last.
Credit: NOAA
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![Oceanography scientists](/news/mmg/media/images/SIO center I_f.jpg)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists are at work on instruments for the new NSF center.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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![Clouds'](/news/mmg/media/images/clouds over Africa Wikimedia_f.jpg)
Clouds' ability to reflect solar energy and absorb radiation affect Earth's climate.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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