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Deployment of a sediment corer from RV Meteor
An international team of scientists has discovered new relationships between deep-sea temperature and ice-volume changes to provide crucial new information about how the ice ages came about. Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, the University of Southampton and the Australian…
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Pumice drift image
A technique presented in Nature Communications by researchers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton will aid in predicting the dispersal and drift patterns of large floating ‘islands’ of pumice created by volcanic eruptions at sea. Known as pumice rafts,…
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C-Enduro
Two new generation ocean robots, developed by Hampshire companies ASV Ltd and MOST (AV) Ltd in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre, are about to enter production as marine industries recognise the value of their cutting-edge designs and capabilities. The new state-of-the-art Long…
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Dr Elizabeth Kent
Dr Elizabeth Kent has been awarded the Adrian Gill Prize by the Royal Meteorological Society for her dedicated research into air-sea interaction and marine climatology. The prize is named in honour of Dr Adrian Gill, meteorologist and author of “Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics”. It will be presented to…
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Saharan dust triggers plankton blooms that can be seen from space by satellite (courtesy: NASA, May 2010)
Saharan dust is coating our cars and irritating our lungs – but what else is it doing? The iron that gives Saharan dust its red colour acts like fertilizer in the open ocean. Sunlight and warmer weather provide the perfect conditions for spring blooms – vast areas of ocean covered in plant growth…
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Leigh Storey
NOC has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Leigh Storey as Head of National Marine Facilities Sea Systems. In this role Leigh will be responsible for managing the delivery of large seagoing research infrastructure to the UK marine science community, providing a user-…
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Commodore Guy Robinson from Navy Command Headquarters shaking hands with Geraint West, the NOC’s Director of National Marine Facilities after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
The National Oceanography Centre and the Royal Navy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable cooperation on a variety of activities relating to marine autonomous systems with a particular focus on gliders. The Royal Navy does not currently have a mature glider capability, so working with…