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RRS Discovery alongside NOC
The new Royal Research Ship Discovery has arrived in Southampton for the first time. Over the coming weeks the officers and crew will put her through her paces while conducting equipment trials. At almost 100 metres in length, with a displacement of 6,075 tonnes, Discovery carries a crew of 24…
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Map of glider survey area
An NOC underwater glider has completed a 58-day mission in the Irish Sea zigzagging a total of 1685 miles – while avoiding hazards such as fishing vessels and shipping lanes. The mission has provided over 10,000 profiles of the water column from the near surface to 100metres deep. Gliders are…
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UK Integrated Marine Observing Network Workshop
10–12 September at the National Oceanography Centre – NOC is hosting a UK Integrated Marine Observing Network (UK-IMON) workshop on from Tuesday to Thursday, 10–12 September, looking at new technologies for monitoring the marine environment. This Defra-funded workshop aims to prioritise those…
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National Oceanography Centre
NOC has been successful in gaining European funding awards to train young scientists. Rachael James has received almost £460,000 to pay for two PhD studentships through the Marie Curie Initial Training Network, IsoNOSE (ISOtopic tools as NOvel Sensors of Earth Surface resources). This will enable…
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St Michael’s Mount
A tsunami which struck the Yealm estuary near Plymouth, UK in 2011 was caused by the weather, say scientists. The meteotsunami, which reached around half a metre in height was originally thought to have been caused by a landslide. But a new report, published inWeather and co-authored by Dr Kevin…
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The National Oceanography Centre
NOC is hosting the second biennial International Workshop on Rock Physics at Southampton this week with about 80 delegates attending. Rock Physics is a multi-discipline subject area that seeks to apply the best scientific knowledge and technologies in geophysics, geology and geochemistry (also…
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Research carried out by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre is “world class”. That is the verdict of an independent panel of experts in a detailed evaluation exercise, the results of which are published today. It further underlines NOC’s reputation as an internationally, front-ranked…
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The Dee Estuary
A recent survey in the River Dee estuary of bedforms – the patterns of ripples and hollows that moving water creates on the seabed – has provided a comprehensive and valuable set of data for scientists at the National Oceanography Centre and several UK universities. The muddy and sandy habitats…