Oceanography

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1. UK and Australian new polar research ships rendezvous on sea trials

   The UK and Australia’s two new polar research ships get together off the coast of Falmouth during sea trials.

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2. RRS Sir David Attenborough getting ready for next phase of sea trials

   The RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) is getting ready for its next round of sea trials.  This is an important part of the preparations for the ship’s first Antarctic mission.  The […]

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3. Southern Ocean Clouds

   Southern Ocean Clouds improves climate models by studying cloud processes over the Southern Ocean to reduce global prediction errors. 

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4. British Antarctic Survey partners with The Good Business Festival Youth Programme

   This summer, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will be an official partner for the Good Business Festival youth programme in the Liverpool City Region. BAS already has an important connection with the area – Britain’s new polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough […]

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5. Giant iceberg mission begins

   A research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems departs from Stanley in the Falkland Islands today (2 February […]

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6. Climate extremes drive changes in Antarctic Bottom Water

   British Antarctic Survey contributes to new international study that finds a surprising increase in the amount of dense water sinking near Antarctica, following 50 years of decline. Dense water formed […]

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7. SO-WISE

   SO-WISE addresses a critical knowledge gap in understanding how warm ocean water reaches and melts the undersides of West Antarctic ice shelves, which is currently the largest source of uncertainty in global sea level rise projections.

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8. Fellowship success for leaders of the future

   UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced its latest round of Future Leaders Fellowships today (23 April 2020). Congratulations to Dr Dan Jones and Dr Clara Manno of British Antarctic […]

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9. New report reveals state of the planet

   MONACO: Hundreds of scientists and Government representatives met in Monaco this week to finalise the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a […]

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10. Boaty McBoatface sheds light on warming ocean abyss

    The debut mission involving the autonomous submarine Autosub Long Range – affectionately  known as Boaty McBoatface –  has for the first time shed light on a key process linking increasing […]

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11. Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice Shelf

    A section of the world’s largest ice shelf in Antarctica – around the size of  Spain – is melting 10 times faster than average and warm ocean currents beneath it […]

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12. Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean

    A team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey has for the first time mapped the deepest part of the South Sandwich Trench in the Southern Ocean. This part of […]

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