OPL Home
Projects
About RaDyO
Data &
Satellite Images
Publications
Personnel
Education
Honors
Links
UCSB

The Ocean Physics Laboratory

 

The Ocean Physics Laboratory (OPL)
The Ocean Physics Laboratory (OPL) is part of the Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Our principal investigator is Professor Tommy Dickey. Tommy is a faculty member of the Department of Geography and the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science. G

 

OPL's Primary Objectives
Interdisciplinary Science

  • Theoretical Ocean Optics
  • Optics to investigate oceanic processes
  • Groundtruthing of ocean color satellites
  • Scales of oceanic variability
    Technology Development and Testing
  • New optical and chemical sensors
  • New oceanographic platforms
  • Anti-biofouling methods
  • Data telemetry methods
  •  

    OPL Study Sites

    Our studies primarily utilize advanced instrumentation deployed on moorings. Past and present mooring sites are shown in the map below. For details about specific projects, click on project names on the map below or visit our Projects page.
    Project Map