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‘Social and Historical Impact of Climate Change’ study day
‘Social and Historical Impact of Climate Change’ Study Day Saturday 12 April 2014 Lifelong Learning are holding a Study Day on Saturday 12 April at Avenue Campus on ‘Social and Historical Impact of Climate Change’. Staff and students are entitled to a discounted rate. Further details can be…
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Aerial view of La Palma
Anyone who watched the recent documentary ‘Could we survive a Mega-Tsunami?’ can be forgiven for looking for property on higher ground, as it made for pretty terrifying viewing! Giant computer-generated waves aside, just what is the risk to the UK from landslides on the flanks of volcanoes in the…
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NOC’s prototype probe guard fitted to an RSI MicroRider turbulence sensor on a Slocum glider being deployed from RRS Discovery
The UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has signed a licence deal with Canadian company, Rockland Scientific International (RSI), giving RSI the rights to manufacture and sell a novel probe guard designed and tested by NOC engineers and scientists. The probe guard is designed to protect RSI’s…
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Deployment from RV Pelagra
Ocean scientists have, for the first time successfully balanced the supply of food to mid-water organisms with their demands for this food. The depth at which they consume this sinking material regulates our climate by determining how much carbon is stored by the ocean and how much remains in the…
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Robotic Underwater Vehicle (RUV) HyBIS (Photo courtesy of NOC)
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has been awarded €1.8 million to study massive sulphide deposits on floor of the Atlantic Ocean, three kilometres beneath the surface. The research is part of a wider, international programme to assess seafloor mineral resources that has received €10 million…
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Autosub 3 which has been exploring under the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica.
International expeditions and trials over a month-long period mean for the first time in the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) history, a total of 14 unmanned marine autonomous vehicles will have been deployed simultaneously. All of these vehicles are based at NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic…
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A moored data buoy (courtesy of Jon Campbell)
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and institutions involved in developing offshore and subsea technology are urged to prepare now for the opportunity of testing their new product prototypes or use existing ones in the open sea, at no cost. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton…
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Autosub Long Range
Autosub Long Range, a state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicle developed by the National Oceanography Centre, is about to be launched for a 30-day scientific expedition off the coast of Donegal in Ireland. Fitted with the latest oceanographic sensors, battery technology and advanced…
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A drop in the ocean
Scientists in the Southern Ocean have set up a blog – A Drop in the Ocean that details their research into ocean mixing. Dr Katy Sheen, a NOC oceanographer is posting daily reports about life and work onboard the RRS James Clark Ross Back in 2009 a chemical tracer dye was released into the South…