Posted:
Dr Russell Wynn, new Chief Scientist for MARS

The first Chief Scientist for the national facility developing and providing autonomous vehicles for UK marine research has been appointed.

Dr Russell Wynn will act as the focal point between the Marine Autonomous and Robotics Systems (MARS) group – which went live in April 2012 at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) – and its user community.…

Posted:
The wave flume: setting up the acoustic systems

Professor Peter Thorne and Dr Richard Cooke of the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool travelled to Barcelona recently to take part in an international study on boundary layer sediment dynamics.

The boundary layer in this case refers to the layer of water next to the seabed. Here, flowing water mixes more vigorously than the ocean’s interior,…