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This week the RRS James Cook set sail to embark on a world-first experiment to develop methods for detecting and monitoring leaks of carbon dioxide (CO2) from sub-seabed reservoirs, however unlikely they are to occur. This forms part of the internationally collaborative STEMM-CCS project, led by…
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Following its 20th Annual Meeting, held in Mindelo, Cabo Verde, in January 2019, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), of which the NOC is a member, has issued the Cabo Verde Declaration on Ocean Observations. In this Statement, the Directors of around 40 major oceanographic…
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Research published this week provides insights on the most probable crash site for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, as well as revealing new strategies for tracking movements of objects at sea. This research was published in the Journal of Operational Oceanography by a team of scientists from…
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Two University of Belize scientists have recently completed an intensive two-week programme of training in the UK, to enhance the capability of the University of Belize to study the aquatic environment. This training forms part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies (CME) Programme, which aims to…
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NOC scientists at EGU
This week at the European Geophysical Union (EGU) conference, NOC scientists presented a new automated process of quality control for high-frequency tide gauge data. This process could greatly improve the data available for scientists researching high frequency sea-level variations, such as wind…
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On 1 April 1949, the UK’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) came into being – the present-day National Oceanography Centre can trace its roots to that momentous event. The NIO grew from two groups of researchers - since 1925 the Discovery Investigations had studied the ecology of whales in…
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anyTide App
The National Oceanography Centre’s anyTide app now includes free comprehensive tide information for over 1000 coastal points worldwide. Available on both iOS and Android, the app provides instant free access to tide data across the globe, and tide and current data for the whole of the UK coast.…