Posted:
A screenshot from the course featuring NOC's Paolo
Satellite oceanographers at NOC have contributed to a new massive open online course, or MOOC. The course launch is timed to coincide with wider release of data from Sentinel-3, the dedicated ocean satellite launched earlier this year. Dr Val Byfield from the NOC said “Satellite oceanographers at…
Posted:
UK Marine Science Strategy
The MSCC will be holding one of only two Plenary meetings held per year at NOC on the 21–22 September 2016. The MSCC is a steering committee which identifies opportunities for the alignment and development of UK marine science to inform policy decisions and forward the implementation of the UK…
Posted:
The MV Shengking
Measuring devices being installed on a cargo ship will provide oceanographers with vital data on the oceans’ ability to slow the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as part of a major new collaboration between industry and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The cargo ship belongs to…
Posted:
The GNSS-Wave Glider, a robotic vessel that can travel up to speeds of 2 knots using solar power and the motion of the waves
The world’s first autonomous robotic vessel to measure sea level completes a successful two week mission in the North Sea. A team of scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Newcastle University (NU) have developed a novel technique to measure sea surface height…
Posted:
Microplastic research at NOC
This week researchers from NOC and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have embarked on a collaborative research expedition to further understand how tiny pieces of plastic litter are spreading in the open ocean and affecting life within. This 26th Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) voyage will…
Posted:
Challenger Society for Marine Science
5–8 September 2016 – The 17th biennial Challenger Society for Marine Science conference will be held in Liverpool, jointly hosted by the National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool University and Liverpool John Moores University. The 2016 Challenger Conference promises to provide a fantastic showcase…
Posted:
Professor Angela Hatton
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Angela Hatton as its new Director of Science & Technology to succeed Professor Ian Wright who is leaving NOC take up the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at the University…
Posted:
William J. Baxter and Virgil Partch, “Warmer Weather!... Boom in North” (New York: International Economic Research Bureau)
The uncertainty associated with projections of end-of-century global warming by Earth System Models (ESMs) can be understood in terms of two components, according to research by NOC scientist Tom Anderson (with co-workers Ed Hawkins and Phil Jones). One component is a quantitatively robust baseline…
Posted:
Clipper 1851
The NOC hosted and led the 4th International Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Climate data (MARCDAT-IV) from the 18th – 22nd July, with 47 participants from 12 countries (Australia, Canada, Chile, China (incl., Hong Kong), Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, UK…