The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies

Cascade Mountain Passes Reporting Near Historic Levels of Snow this Winter

By Abby Acone, KOMO News
This week, feet of snow over the Cascades have made for near-impossible driving and high avalanche danger. 

Now Accepting Applications for Undergraduate Student Fellowships

The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) requests applications for the 2021 CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship program. 

La Niña Swells Water Supply in Washington

By Don Jenkins, Capital Press

An ongoing La Nina enhances chances that late winter and early spring in Washington will be cool and wet, the federal Climate Prediction Center forecasted Thursday. 

Online Tool Displays Pacific Northwest Mountain Snow Depth

By Hannah Hickey, UW News
How’s the snow on Northwest mountains this year? Overall a little deeper than normal, but it depends where you look. 

From the Hood Canal to the Arabian Sea, Bonnie Chang’s Career in Oceanography Takes Her Around the World

By Roxanne Ray, International Examiner
A decade after earning her Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington, Bonnie Chang continues to serve as a Research Scientist at UW’s Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies. 

A “Perfect” Tsunami

When an earthquake prompts tsunami evacuations, but no big wave, scientists see an opportunity.
By Yong Wei, for JISAO Magazine
When people think of tsunamis they often think of killer waves – a factual and life-saving connection. 

Now Accepting Applications for CICOES Summer Intern Program

Program Dates: June 21 – August 20.
Summer research opportunities are available for 10-12 undergraduate interns through the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Sciences (CICOES). 

Now Accepting Applications for Postdoctoral Researchers

The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) seeks three Postdoctoral Scholars with research interests in climate, oceanography, and/or ecosystem science including management and policy. 

A Puppet Show on a Chilly COVID-Safe Calibration Cruise?

By Sarah Beckwith, University of South Florida
Under good weather and calm seas, and additional precautions due to COVID-19, our research team left port from the USF College of Marine Science to a site just two miles away from Bayboro Harbor.   

Our 2020 JISAO Magazine is Now Available

We are please to share the newest addition of JISAO Magazine with you. This publication summarizes our year’s activities and highlights recent research efforts.