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A study, published today in Nature, demonstrates that ocean circulation is the link between weather and decadal scale climatic change. These findings, by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton, imply that the global climate is on the verge of a…
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15 July 2015 – The National Oceanography Centre will be hosting the 56th Marine Measurement Forum in Liverpool
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Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have helped to compile a new database of coastal flooding in the UK over the last 100 years, which will provide crucial information to help prevent future flooding events. The database on the ‘SurgeWatch’ project website contains information on…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is leading a £3.7M large grant recently awarded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) to investigate the ocean’s ‘twilight’ zone, which plays a key role in storing carbon, keeping atmospheric CO2 30% lower than it would otherwise be. This ‘…
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18–20 May 2015 – If you have ever wanted to combine intellectual stimulation, entertainment and freshly brewed beer, then make sure you book a ticket for this year’s international ‘Pint of Science’ festival, which will see NOC scientists delivering lively and interactive talks on oceanography in…
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Measurements of global and regional sea level will soon include changes due to land movement in the South Atlantic. The South Atlantic Tide Gauge Network, which is operated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has been measuring sea levels in some of the remotest places on Earth for 30…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in collaboration with Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton proved that ocean and Earth science and its world-leading technology is high on the agenda across the Solent region, reporting a significant increase in visitor numbers to its 2015…