Liverpool

Informal Symposium in Liverpool – 4 to 5 December 2012

ADCP - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Understanding our Coastal Waters – Irish Sea Coastal Observatory and Field AC project

Seminar – Storm surge science at the Liverpool Tidal Institute 1919–1959: funding and practice

Extra-tropical storm surges have long been a major cause of ‘natural disasters’ in Northern Europe

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 – 14:00–15:00

Dr Anna Carlsson-Hyslop , Lancaster University

Weighing the ocean

Professor Hughes onboard ship with an ocean bottom pressure recorder ready to launch

UK oceanographers have thought of a novel way to measure the global ocean – weigh it. In research published this week, scientists from the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool and Newcastle University have proposed an idea that will assess the mass of the world ocean by weighing at a single point.

Judith reveals science behind Olympic sailing

Dr Judith Wolf

NOC researcher, Dr Judith Wolf, explains some of the science behind achieving world class performance at sailing in a new video released ahead of the Olympic sailing events at Weymouth.

Proudman Lecture, Wednesday 23rd May 2012

The next Proudman Lecture is about Atlantic meridonal overturning circulation (AMOC).

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Its Nature, and Implications for Observations

Professor Carl Wunsch, MIT & University of Oxford

Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Loch Ness is a giant spirit level

David Pugh about to install a pressure sensor under a floating pier on the north shore of Loch Ness

Despite being 16 metres above sea level and with no tidal input from the ocean, Loch Ness still has its own tide, which has been measured – for the first time – by Liverpool-based scientists from the National Oceanography Centre.

Sea level anomalies interactive map launched

An example of the anomalies map

The Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) has launched the latest of its interactive maps that allow users to explore changes to sea level as observed by tide gauges.

New SEDbed frame sounds out sediments

The SEDbed frame with members of the deployment team (from left: Terry Doyle, Ben Moate, Richard Cooke, Danny McLaughlin, Emlyn Jones)

The latest acoustic instruments for probing sediment processes were recently deployed by NOC engineers and scientists in the Dee estuary on the new frame SEDbed (Sediment Experiments on Dynamics and bedforms).

DECC Minister learns about NOC science

Prof Ed Hill, Lord Marland and Bishop James

Lord Marland, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, learned about the National Oceanography Centre’s research and its role as a provider of national marine capability on a visit to Liverpool yesterday (Thursday 16 June). He was accompanied by The Right Reverend James Jones, the Lord Bishop of Liverpool.

Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE

Professor Philip Woodworth MBE (British Ceremonial Arts Ltd)

In recognition of his work as an international sea-level scientist, Professor Philip Woodworth of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has recently visited Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE.

Over the last twenty years Professor Woodworth has led a team of NOC scientists working on predicting global and regional sea-level change.