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The arrival of the RRS James Cook into Rio kicked off a special day of events hosted by the city’s Museum of Tomorrow to celebrate the announcement of the upcoming UK-Brazil Year of Science and Innovation. On the 27 February, after docking for the first time ever in Praça Mauá, Rio, representatives…
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Part of the NOC's marine equipment fleet
The world-leading fleet of marine robots operated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has just had its busiest two months ever. The robotic vehicles have been operating in some of the world’s most hostile waters, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and from the coast to the deep ocean. Over 15…
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Seabed mapping data collected by research ships during decades of collaborative research in Antarctica can be compiled to help create large-scale maps of the seabed physical environment around South Georgia. Image from the British Antarctic Survey.  
In an era where huge expanses of ocean are being designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the importance of mapping the seabed to collect baseline data and monitor change is vital. New results from an MPA around South Georgia, published this week by NOC, BAS and University of Southampton…
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The Nippon Foundation this week announced that the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) Seabed 2030 project is now under way. Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of the ocean floor by 2030. It will compile all available and newly collected bathymetric data into a…
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The European Marine Board (EMB), of which the NOC is a member, has released the 6th Forum Message. This highlights the need for marine science to be at the core of the ocean governance debate, and also presenting eight specific commitments that EMB is making to underpin those needs and support…
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Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have developed a technique that, for the first time, uses reflected GPS signals from satellites orbiting the Earth to measure very high wind speeds and changes in near-surface ocean conditions during hurricanes. This pioneering research,…
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Sanchi oil spill modelling – February 2018
Water polluted by the Sanchi oil tanker may reach coral reefs in the Ryukyu Island chain, according to the latest ocean model simulation by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton, using the leading edge, high-resolution global ocean circulation…
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The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is returning to Oceanology International this year with two exhibition stands, as well as chairing and participating in a number of conference sessions. With its most extensive presence at the show to date, the NOC’s Executive Director Professor Ed Hill,…