The institute performs oceanological research in three main areas:
- Physical oceanology (area supervisor: Ph.D. V.B. Lobanov)
 - Ocean and Atmosphere Physics (area supervisor: Dr.Sc. S.V. Prants)
 - Satellite Oceanology (area supervisor: Dr.Sc. L.M. Mitnik)
 
The following fundamental studies are carried out within these areas: 
    • hydrology;
    • climatology;
    • hydrodynamics;
    • hydrooptics;
    • hydrophysics and dynamics of non-linear systems;
    • satellite studies of physical phenomena;
    • ocean-atmosphere interaction processes.
    




