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Dr Kevin Horsburgh and Prof. John Huthnance of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are among the organizers of an ongoing programme of workshops and conferences being held at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (INI) in Cambridge entitled ‘Mathematical and Statistical…
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Aftermath of debris flow at Matata (Aerial photograph courtesy Whakatane Beacon)
Southampton scientists along with colleagues in New Zealand have used a sophisticated optical mapping technique to identify and accurately measure changes in coastal morphology following a catastrophic series of landslides.“Our findings are important for assessing geological hazards and reducing…
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Tim Leighton with dolphin
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new kind of underwater sonar device that can detect objects through bubble clouds that would effectively blind standard sonar.Just as ultrasound is used in medical imaging, conventional sonar ‘sees’ with sound. It uses differences between…
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Dr Alberto Naveira Garabato
Physical oceanography expert Dr Alberto Naveira Garabato has been awarded a 2010 Philip Leverhulme Prize. These prestigious prizes are awarded annually to the “best young scientists in the UK” and carry a value of £70,000 that the prize holder can use for any purpose in support of their research…
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From left: Victoire Rerolle, Alex Beaton and David Owsianka
A team of students representing the University of Southampton has won the Southern regional heat of a national enterprise competition.Southampton postgraduates Mahadji Bahi, David Owsianka and Victoire Rerolle, along with visiting student Alex Beaton of the University of Bristol will get the chance…
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The scientific drilling ship JOIDES Resolution docked in Hobart, Tasmania (photo: John Beck, IODP)
Variations in atmosphere carbon dioxide around 40 million years ago were tightly coupled to changes in global temperature, according to new findings published in the journal Science. The study was led by scientists at Utrecht University, working with colleagues at the NIOZ Royal Netherlands…
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The king crab species Paralomis elongata from Bouvet Island, Southern Ocean
Invasions of voracious predatory crabs due to global warming could threaten the unique continental-shelf ecosystems of Antarctica, according to newly published findings.“King crabs are ecologically important predators and form the basis of economically significant commercial fisheries,” said Dr…