AUEs Underwater (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop swarms of autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs), new ocean-probing instruments that will trace fine details of fundamental oceanographic processes. Credit Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.