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01.04.2011 April 2011: Routing ships with the currents
Using altimetry, ocean models can help determine the best route for a ship with respect to the currents, thus saving fuel.
01.04.2011 Geoid model improved thanks to GOCE data
The Esa's Goce mission was launched two years ago and provides a Earth's geoid with unprecedented quality and resolution.[more]
31.03.2011 21-26 March 2011 week
Des océans de plus en plus tumultueux (Cyberpresse, 2011/03/25)
La Terre a déjà connu de nombreuses périodes de réchauffement climatique rapide à cause du CO2 (Notre Planète Info, 2011/03/25)
Les glaciers reculent, sauf...[more]
28.03.2011 Release of new regional configuration: Mozambique area
Aviso is now distributing a new sea surface height (SSH) product reproducing the dynamics of the Southwest Indian Ocean. For this area, along-track and gridded SLA data are now available in Near-Real Time.
23.03.2011 The Japan tsunami observed by altimeters
On March 11 2011, the 9.0-magnitude earthquake at 80 miles eastern of Honshu, Japan, generated a tsunami. The front wave crossed the Pacific Ocean within 24 hours and has been observed by the altimeters.[more]
23.03.2011 14-19 March 2011 week
Un système d'alerte au tsunami pour l'Atlantique (Sud Ouest, 2011/03/20)
Séisme de Sendai (CNRS, 2011/03/17)
Mapping Japan's changed landscape from space (Esa, 2011/03/16)
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, " La Niña "...[more]
16.03.2011 7-12 March 2011 week
Ils veulent déterminer la couleur de l'océan Atlantique (Maxisciences, 2011/03/12)
La fonte des glaces arctiques et antarctiques s'accélère (Le Monde, 2011/03/11)
La fonte des calottes polaires accélère (Libération,...[more]