computer modelling

New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds, according to scientists at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool.

Each year, sediment has to be dredged from the port and deposited elsewhere to maintain access for commercial vessels. But according to the new study, the dredged…

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,…

Scientists at NOC and the Met Office are using sophisticated computer models to increase our understanding of ocean circulation and its influence on global climate.

A new film, published on NOC’s YouTube channel, shows a high resolution ocean simulation using the NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of…