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08.04.2011 Cryosat-2: already 1 year !

Launched on 8 April 2010, Cryosat is celebrating its 1st anniversary today.[more]
07.04.2011 28 March - 2 April 2011 week
La Terre n'est pas aussi ronde qu'on le dit (Le Figaro, 2011/04/02)
Un mois dans les îles éparses pour révéler les secrets des récifs et coraux (CNRS, 2011/04/01)
Augmentation du niveau de la mer Méditerranée :...[more]
05.04.2011 Exhibition "Ocean, Climate and Us"

The temporary exhibition " Ocean, Climat et Nous" (Ocean, Climate and Us) opens on April 6th at the "Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie" (Paris, France).[more]
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,...[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.