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Hydrothermal vent chimney at the Von Damm Vent site
The first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade helps explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at seafloor spreading ridge flanks, and actual observations. It could also help scientists interpret the evidence…
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Paddy fields in the Delta
A computer model that aims to provide physical information on the Bangladesh delta to policy makers there, has received the ‘impact’ award from the national super-computing facility, ARCHER. This is the first model to link the open ocean with the limit of tidal interaction in Bangladesh, and has…
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Dr David Cartwright FRS
The National Oceanography Centre is saddened to learn of the death of Dr David Cartwright FRS. David graduated in natural sciences from Cambridge University and in mathematics from London University. Researching marine physics at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) from (1954-73), he…
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Dr Kathryn Sullivan at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
US oceanographer and astronaut, Dr Kathryn Sullivan visited the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) and met with young scientists starting out in their research careers. The former astronaut is now the head of NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She also met the…