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25.05.2009 New IP address on Aviso FTP server from May 28, 2009

Within the framework of an evolution of our FTP server, we are changing our IP address on Aviso FTP site on May 28th, 2009 around 13:00 GMT. From this date on, data will be delivered on a new IP address: 91.207.20.17 ....[more]
20.05.2009 Current negociation in France about the sea: don't forget Operational Oceanography
A text by the Club des Argonautes (in French)
20.05.2009 Drawing formal mapping error maps

A comparison on maps of merged SLA before/after the Jason-2 integration shows a formal error decreasing with the Jason-2 contribution.
20.05.2009 11-16 May, 2009 week
Réchauffement la hausse du niveau de la mer serait moins forte que prévu, selon une étude (Le Nouvel Observateur, 2009/05/15)
Loss of Ice from Wilkins Ice Shelf, Antarctica (Eosnap, 2009/05/13)
Heavy Rain Floods Brazil...[more]
18.05.2009 Call for nominations to the scientific award "Christian Le Provost, océanographe"

Nominations are invited for the first scientific award "Christian Le Provost, océanographe".
This award is given to a young researcher for its significant achievements in fields of research in ocean dynamic: climate,...[more]
15.05.2009 April 2009: Flood in the Zambezi basin

Water levels in major rivers of the Zambezi basin are examined using altimetry data from the Jason-2 satellite, showing severe floods during the beginning of 2009.
15.05.2009 The DEM was successfully uploaded on OSTM/Jason-2

The DEM upload was finished the 13th of May around 13:15 UTC, and the altimeter Poseidon-3 was successfully restarted. The system will experience no more data loss due to this uploading, and the DEM assessment is currently...[more]