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Scientists from NOC have led a study to infer variability of the sub-polar Atlantic Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation using estimates of air-sea exchanges of heat and water at the ocean’s surface. The scientific research paper describing the method and its application, ‘The Surface-Forced…
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The National Oceanography Centre’s project officer for both RRS Discovery and James Cook, Edward Cooper, has been awarded an MBE for services to marine science. The announcement was made in the Queen’s birthday honours list this month. For the past 35 years Edward’s work has revolved around NERC…
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An international study has created the world’s first global database of jellyfish records, finding a range of jellyfish has evolved to adapt to all available environmental conditions and making the first global estimates of the amount of jellyfish in our oceans. Using more than 91,000 items of…
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Universities and Research Institutes are an invaluable source of support for companies wishing to develop new products and services, or accessing new expertise. A variety of mechanisms exist that are flexible to company need, and many of these attract grant funded support from UK or other sources…
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Two ocean-going unmanned vehicles designed for long endurance scientific research were showcased at the National Oceanography Centre to potential users from across the marine scientific community, defence industry and broader marine industries. At the meeting it was announced that the National…
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All scientists and developers of marine technology who would like to carry out research or trial new or existing prototypes at open ocean observatories, with full financial and logistical support, must act fast in order to apply for this extraordinary opportunity. The Fixed-point Open Ocean…
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A recent study of phytoplankton by a NOC scientist has found cyanobacteria apparently remain the faster growing CO2 fixers in the oligotrophic ocean, which covers almost 40% of the Earth’s surface. The scientific research paper by Professor Mikhail Zubkov, has been published in the Nature…
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Two scientific papers with NOC scientists as lead authors have been published in June’s 50th anniversary special issue of Marine Geology, an international journal on marine geological processes.The special issue consists of 21 review papers showing the broad spectrum of advances in scientific…
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During June and July this year NOC will be participating in the International Festival for Business 2014 (IFB 2014) held this year in Liverpool. IFB will span 50 days in June and July comprising around 290 events and around 250,000 people are expected to descend on the city, coming from more than…
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Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre are preparing to set sail to sub-polar regions on a very technical and scientific challenge – to measure the currents of the northern North Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the seafloor. They hope to discover the key processes that control heat…