dr. prather led a center for climate in the environment.were the first to develop new ways. >> as we improve, we can improve our understanding of whether or not we are more or less likely to get extreme weather. they pumped a large volume out of water. we had our piece of it right here in the high droppics lab at scripps where they brought the ocean inside. as you can see, this 44 meter plume mimics the way waves break and produce sea spray to help us better understand how the ocean influences our climate. >> we go out to sea in storms and we measure the properties of the wave there and we measure the property of the waves here same. >> the 44 meter flume holds 56,000 gallons of water pumped from the pacific. a hydraulic paddle sends waves down where crash. complexity. >> oceanography grants deen overseas operation in the wave flume lab. >> we are focusing primarily on this thin little layer at the surface. >> the air and the water is the a lot of special chemistry that goes on there as well. >> since the ocean ask 71% of the earth's survey