Marine Systems Modelling (MSM)

• A study led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed that rain is the main trigger of seasonal stratification in shelf seas.
• Stratification impacts the spring phytoplankton bloom, which underpins the food web.

• National Oceanography Centre (NOC) scientists collaborated on the latest Met Office ‘State of the UK Climate’ report.

The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) today announced the Award Winners for 2022 recognising people and teams who have made exceptional contributions relating to weather, climate and associated disciplines.

The United Kingdom Coastal Research Conference will showcase and celebrate the coastal research being undertaken within the UK. Principally focused on UK academics, organisations and institutions working on UK coastal science, the conference also welcomes research using overseas case studies that are of relevance to the UK.

• A new study co-authored by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has standardised collection of vital seafloor data.
• Reliable and robust seafloor data is essential to inform policy makers and protect the ocean.

• Storm patterns have been moving towards the poles since the 1990s increasing the number of storms and storm force winds
• Wave height from these storms have decreased over the last 30 years in the North of the UK and increased in the South

• New research shows a 40% rise in hurricane rainfall rate over land for a 1°C rise in tropical Atlantic Ocean temperatures.
• In recent years, there have been increasing losses from freshwater flooding associated with United States landfalling hurricanes.

Our pioneering Marine Systems Modelling (MSM) scientists develop and use innovative, state-of-the-art ocean models to better understand and predict how oceans work, addressing fundamental challenges in society.

• A study in the Pearl River Delta in China could greatly assist in providing much needed flood defences for major cities such as Guangzhou
• Mangrove trees allow excellent protection, but scientists are now able to predict best location for them to provide maximum protection

A leading scientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered that changes taking place in the way the ocean and atmosphere interact in the Mediterranean Sea are threatening the normal connection between the upper and deep ocean layers in this region.