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United Nations endorses the BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance® programme02 August 2023 The UK’s leading ocean research institution, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), and Subsea7, a global leader in delivering offshore projects and services for the energy industry, are proud to have received endorsement from the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development for their BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance®.. |
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NOC partners with Ploughshare to scale up its ocean innovations capabilities17 May 2023 The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with Ploughshare to enhance the commercial activity of the NOC’s trading subsidiary NOC Innovations. NOC Innovations has signed a 5-year agreement that will see Ploughshare provide technology transfer services to.... |
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National Oceanography Centre announces new appointment to transform its research strategy09 May 2023 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has announced the appointment of Dr John Siddorn as Chief Scientist and Director of Data, Science & Technology (DST) who will take up his new position in July.. |
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New report shows potential of more severe storms reaching the UK02 May 2023 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have authored a report for the UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) that shows how UK seas could see significantly higher waves and stronger storms as a result of.... |
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New research shows a 40% rise in hurricane rainfall rate over land for a 1°C rise in tropical Atlantic Ocean temperatures03 April 2023 New research from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Maynooth University in Ireland shows a 40% rise in hurricane rainfall rate and a 140% increase in total annual rainfall over land for a 1 degree rise in.... |
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NOC to manage multiple international world leading science research expeditions in 202321 March 2023 The UK’s leading marine science research centre, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), is paving the way in international science research management through its team of industry leading experts. The NOC, home to RRS James Cook and RRS.... |
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New expedition seeks to reduce risk of extracting metals on the sea floor20 February 2023 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have embarked on a month-long research expedition from Costa Rica to the Central Pacific to understand the impacts of deep-sea extraction of polymetallic nodules on the seabed. These are hard.... |
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New study paves the way for improved nature-based coastal defences09 February 2023 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to significantly improved coastal defences using mangrove trees. The study showed that mangroves - which are shrubs or trees that grow in.... |
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NOC's ambassadors to educate people in the role of our ocean in supporting the planet30 January 2023 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has announced a new ambassador partnership with eight experts from a broad range of industries who will support and promote its vital work in understanding the planet’s oceans and their role in.... |
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Atmospheric warming has major implications for ocean circulation in the Mediterranean Sea25 January 2023 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.... |
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New study on climate change set to improve future weather models20 December 2022 Leading scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is not showing a detectable decline as previous studies from other scientists have suggested. A decline in the AMOC would.... |
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National Oceanography Centre calls on marine science research community21 November 2022 The NOC has issued a call to help identify knowledge gaps in understanding biology’s role in ocean carbon storage - by taking the BRICS survey. The project will identify the biological processes most important to ocean carbon.... |
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New study reveals massive fall of dead red crabs in the deep-sea09 November 2022 NOC scientists, working in partnership the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) made the discovery whilst exploring the area using NOC ocean robot Autosub6000 for the first time. The.... |
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Staggering sea-level rise in the Mediterranean Sea revealed by new study26 October 2022 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre have discovered a substantial rise in sea-levels in the Mediterranean Sea, using a vital new method to measure changes in sea-level. The study, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, demonstrated.... |
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Study reveals giant underwater landslide blocking megatonnes of carbon30 September 2022 A brand-new study led by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Durham University has revealed, for the first time, evidence of a giant landslide dam blocking megatonnes of organic carbon from being transported to deep-sea.... |
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Scientists support Somali fisheries to navigate the effects of climate change29 September 2022 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have developed a new method to monitor the effects of climate change on coastal upwelling to support the growth of local fisheries in Somalia. As part of the NOC’s SOLSTICE project,.... |
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NOC scientists improve knowledge of deep ocean with new approach08 September 2022 The NOC’s Dr Anna Lichtschlag and Dr Allison Schaap are working in partnership with researchers from the centre of excellence for ultra-deep sea research: the Danish Center for Hadal Research (HADAL) to jointly improve understanding the processes.... |
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New study helps to inform salt intrusion management in estuaries25 August 2022 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have made a substantial new discovery that brings a better understanding of saltwater intrusion through estuaries and could aid in the protection of vital freshwater resources against increasing salt intrusion.... |
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Boaty McBoatface's adventures chronicled in PopSci08 August 2022 Boaty, the long-range autosub, has had a year. It went to, and came back from, a trip under the Antarctic ice. Shortly after, it set off on a new mission to survey the coastal ecosystems of the.... |
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UK ocean research community secures global expert in robotics01 August 2022 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), one of the world’s top ocean science organisations for research and innovation, has appointed a global expert in autonomous and robotics development to lead the UK’s national marine research facility. Dr Maaten Furlong.... |
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Plankton will store more carbon as Earth’s climate warms – but storage beyond the end of the century is uncertain15 July 2022 Researchers at the University of Bristol, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and other UK institutions predict that the amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century. Using the latest IPCC models (Intergovernmental.... |
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Boaty McBoatface returns to Plymouth to monitor UK ecosystems16 June 2022 Engineers and scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have successfully recovered the renowned state-of-the-art underwater robot, Boaty McBoatface, from Thales Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, where it completed its most recent deployment out in the Southwest Approaches..... |
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National Oceanography Centre opens doors to world-leading European Glider Service Centre03 May 2022 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with subsea technology leader, Teledyne Marine, to open a new European Glider Service Centre. The partners opened the doors to the world-leading centre today, which will expand glider usage for.... |
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New survey points to lasting impact of Hurricane Maria on marine environments in Dominica27 April 2022 Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have recently discovered large seagrass beds where coral reefs might have been expected off the Island of Dominica, likely due to damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The survey.... |
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Scientists to study marine carbon storage around the Isle of Man25 April 2022 A study is underway on the Isle of Man to investigate, for the first time, the Island’s marine and coastal role in storing carbon to help mitigate climate change. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will.... |
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New study to pave way for future climate models22 April 2022 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has led a study to investigate gaps in knowledge of the biological carbon pump, in the hope of prioritising which aspects should be included in future climate model developments, and the observations.... |
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NOC-led study into storm surge extremes published01 April 2022 A Nature-published study led by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has quantified for the first time that contributions from human activity may have already altered the likelihood of storm surge extremes. The study – which.... |
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The NOC leads on ground-breaking carbon capture research28 March 2022 The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has led a study to investigate gaps in knowledge of how ocean life helps store atmospheric carbon dioxide, otherwise known as the biological carbon pump. The study, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles, found.... |
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NOC contributes to latest IPCC report assessing impacts of climate change07 March 2022 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its next report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report assesses the impacts of climate change, and reviews vulnerabilities, including capacities and limits of the natural world.... |
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New research shows the average winter northern hemisphere jet stream has moved22 February 2022 New research shows that the average winter northern hemisphere jet stream position over the North Atlantic and Eurasia has moved northwards by up to 330km, and the mean winter jet speed has increased by 8% to 132mph,.... |
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