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19.03.2010 Hurricane season in Pacific and Indian Oceans

During March 2010, several tropical hurricanes have been formed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Hurricanes Ului and Tomas have developed in the Pacific Ocean and have hit several islands over their paths: Wallis and Futuna,...[more]
18.03.2010 8-13 March 2010, week
Jason-3 : pour comprendre le changement climatique (Techno Science, 2010/03/13)
Le changement climatique favorise t'il l'émergence de maladies (La Recherche, 2010/03/12)
El Niño prend naissance dans l'océan Indien (Le...[more]
16.03.2010 Earthquake in Chile seen by Doris system

A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit Chile on February 27, 2010. Precise measurements made by the Doris system have tracked these displacements.[more]
12.03.2010 March 2010: Eddies in the Gulf of Alaska

Eddies are conveyors of heat and nutrients among other things in the ocean. For a few years now mathematical techniques have been able to track and monitor these features in altimetry datasets, for example in the Gulf of Alaska.
11.03.2010 Aviso Opendap, LAS and extraction service unavailable on Saturday March 13, 2010
Aviso Opendap, and thus LAS and extraction services will be unavailable due to maintenance on Saturday March 13, 2010. We apologize for the inconvenience. FTP and web site should be working as usual...
10.03.2010 1-6 March, 2010 week
Une carte du plancton (Sciences et Avenir, 2010/03/05)
Grosse fuite de méthane dans l'atmosphère depuis l'océan Arctique (AFP, 2010/03/05)
Un "continent" de déchets plastiques a été découvert dans l'Atlantique...[more]
02.03.2010 The winter storm Xynthia seen by altimetry

The storm Xynthia crossed Western Europe on 26-28 February 2010. The combined effects of a strong atmospheric depression, high tides and strong winds caused extreme damages.[more]