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Autosub LR being lowered into the water
Hosted by the research ship the RRS Discovery, the latest in the Autosub series of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Autosub Long Range, has successfully completed its first set of sea trials in a location in the deep Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles south-west of the Canary Islands.Autosub Long…
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False-colour satellite image of ice-edge phytoplankton blooms
Ongoing climate-driven changes to the Arctic sea-ice could have a significant impact on the blooming of tiny planktonic plants (phytoplankton) with important implications for the Arctic ecosystem, according to new research conducted by scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC).“Ice-…
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David and his incubation set-up
David Honey – Discovery 361 – 0.10°N, 24.30°WHello, my name is David Honey and I’m a PhD student from the University of Southampton working onboard the RRS Discovery (D361). I’m in my final year of study and the results collected from this cruise are likely to feature heavily in my thesis. My work…