NAOS project 2016 Newsletter
The latest NAOS project 2016 Newsletter is hot off the press! Main themes : Observation of the global ocean – Preparation for the new decade of Argo Read previous newsletters on the NAOS project website
READ MORESearch results
LEFE/GMMC 2016 Scientific Days – 7 to 9 June 2016 – Toulon, France
The French GMMC 2016 conference will bring together French Oceanography specialists from 7-9 June 2016 in Toulon, France. Look forward to 41 oral presentations, 6 hours of Poster sessions, a roundtable discussion, debate and a cocktail reception. Send in your…
READ MORE
31 May, 1 June 2016 – CMEMS User Training & Workshop “Powering Business Solutions in the North-West Shelf Seas” – The Hague, Netherlands
Save the date and register to the first Copernicus Marine Service User & Training Workshop dedicated to the North West Shelf Seas. As a main sponsor of the European Space Solutions 2016, organised under the auspices of the 2016 Dutch…
READ MORE
Jason-3 – providing data for the Copernicus Marine Service
Pierre Bahurel (CEO of Mercator Ocean) explains why Jason-3 data is important for the Copernicus Marine Service. The launch of the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite last month was a huge boost for ocean monitoring. As well as continuing the unique…
READ MORE
Sentinel-3A launch date set for 16 February 2016
The previous date of 4 February was postponed due to the need of the launch pad to be ‘re-certified’ and to have another dry run with the complete launcher. The new date assumes that the launch pad will be ‘recertified’…
READ MORE
Ocean heat content and climate change: new scientific prospects
The study of the climate is by its very nature an interdisciplinary exercise: to understand how the climate functions, we need to study changes to the atmosphere, the oceans, landmasses and the biosphere in equal measure, as well as the…
READ MORE
18 April 2016 – CMEMS InfoDay – Tallinn, Estonia
Please mark your calendar for the upcoming “Powering marine business and services in Estonia. A few days after the annual service release, the COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE meets Estonian private companies, public services and scientific community during a half-day conference organized…
READ MORE
Mercator Ocean, partner of 2d3D Animations for the game “Mission Oceans”
2d3D has developed an edutainment project called “Mission Oceans”. It is a management game in which the objective is to re-establish and maintain the ecological balance to protect and to preserve oceans. In order to do so, the player needs…
READ MORETurning point in Altimetry : the Jason-3 satellite will be launched on January 17, 2016
Photo credit: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason3/ The satellite Jason-3 will be launched on January 17th 2016. It is the follow-on altimetry mission of Jason-2. The objective of the Jason-3 mission is to provide continuity to the unique accuracy and coverage of the TOPEX/Poseidon,…
READ MORE
An intense El Niño event for the end of the year 2015!
El Niño is a climate variation which results from the coupling of intense atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, mainly in tropical regions. During winter when it appears, El Nino has weather impacts around the globe. In the ocean El Niño is…
READ MORE