News articles tagged with 'circulation'
SMOS satellite successfully launched
— 3 Nov 2009 10:53 | EnvironmentA rocket carrying the European Space Agency's (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite (2 November) blasted off successfully today at 02:50 Central European Time from... — full story
Iron controls patterns of nitrogen fixation in the Atlantic
— 3 Nov 2009 10:17 | EnvironmentScientists including researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the University of Essex have discovered that interactions between iron supply, transported through... — full story
Novel polymer could improve protein-based drugs
— 20 Aug 2009 12:47 | HealthA new method for attaching a large protective polymer molecule to a protein appears to improve protein drugs significantly... — full story
A ticking bomb: Novel UCLA procedure treats high-risk aortic aneurysms
— 16 Jul 2009 05:21 | HealthPatrick Lane, age 74, was plagued by recurring aortic aneurysms ten years ago that threatened his survival. His doctor at the time suggested he contact a leading vascular surgeon at... — full story
New form of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall
— 2 Jul 2009 18:00 | EnvironmentEl Nino years typically result in fewer hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean. But a new study, published in the 3 July issue of Science, suggests that the form of El Nino may be... — full story
Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada
— 28 May 2009 14:37 | EnvironmentMelting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities... — full story
Study finds surprising new pathway for North Atlantic circulation
— 14 May 2009 10:24 | EnvironmentOceanographers have long known that the 20-year-old paradigm for describing the global ocean circulation - called the Great Ocean Conveyor - was an oversimplification. It's a useful... — full story
Unique survey of ocean climate may improve climate predictions
— 4 May 2009 18:16 | EnvironmentA research team from the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, both in Bergen, Norway, has studied observed anomalies in ocean... — full story
How methylmercury originates in the ocean
— 2 May 2009 17:36 | EnvironmentA new landmark study published today documents for the first time the process in which increased mercury emissions from human sources across the globe, and in particular from Asia,... — full story
September launch for ESA's water mission
— 27 Apr 2009 16:28 | EnvironmentFollowing confirmation from Eurockot Launch Services that they will launch ESA's SMOS mission on 9 September this year, the satellite has just been taken out of storage - providing... — full story