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Change in AMOC strength over time: Irminger Sea interior water density represents strength of AMOC current system, periods of high (green), low (blue), error margin (grey) and trend (black dotted line) shows no detectable decline in AMOC since 1950.
Leading scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is not showing a detectable decline as previous studies from other scientists have suggested. A decline in the AMOC would contribute to extreme weather and…
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft on a transport container inside the Astrotech facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 18 November 2022. Photo: USSF 30th Space Wing/Chris Okula
A UK-backed mission, which will observe huge swathes of ocean and surface water in unprecedented detail, has launched into space.The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite took off from Vandenberg in California on 16 December.The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is co-…
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BORAbox®
New development by the National Oceanography Centre integrates novel sensor technology into routine offshore infrastructure and operations BORAbox® will be part of the routine payload on commercial remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and other infrastructure that work in areas of the oceans that are…
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The RRS James Clark Ross. Image credit: British Antarctic Survey
A paper recently published in Science Advances has revealed, for the first time, the impact of underwater tsunamis in Antarctica on the mixing of the ocean. The study, led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and co-authored by scientists including the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Dr…
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£45 million in funding to maintain the UK’s state-of-the-art fleet of research vessels was recently announced by Industry and Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani. The £45 million contract, awarded to Babcock International by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is a key component of the…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) spoke at a key lunchtime discussion in the Houses of Parliament this week, to mark the launch of “The Ocean: Turning the Tide on Climate Change” a report produced by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ocean. The report delivers key recommendations on…
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The Ocean Pavilion (credit: UNFCCC COP27 14Nov22 AroundTheVenue KiaraWorth-10)
While the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP) has a way to go to achieve its core objective of preventing the global temperature from exceeding 1.5°C by the end century, COP27 marked a significant step forward for our ocean by providing, for…