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06.10.2008 October 2008: Thread-like structures extracted from altimetry

Altimetry can be used to compute thread-like structures below its nominal spatial resolution. Those filaments are important in ocean transport and mixing
03.10.2008 Typhoon Jangmi as seen by Jason-2

While well above-average activity has occurred so far during the 2008 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, several typhoons have succeeded in the Western Pacific. After typhoon Sinlaku earlier on September, the typhoon...[more]
01.10.2008 22-27 September, 2008 week
Un plateau spatial à Aspretto surveille le satellite Jason (Corse-matin, 2008/09/26)
L'âge de glace, le film scientifique (Science et vie, 2008/09/25)
Et si les eaux montaient de 2 mètres⦠(Le Monde, 2008/09/23)
La fonte...[more]
25.09.2008 GFO unavailable over the past few days

The satellite has been shutdown in response to the onboard problem of overheating reaction wheels as the satellite goes into a period of full sun. If everything goes well, GFO may be turned on in early November. However, even...[more]
24.09.2008 15-20 September 2008, week
Grosses incertitudes sur le niveau de la hausse des océans (Notre-Planète info, 2008/09/18)
Un programme européen veut rendre accessibles à tous les données observées par les satellites (Le Monde, 2008/09/18)
La banquise...[more]
18.09.2008 Eddies in the Gulf of Alaska

The Gulf of Alaska is an identifying location of mesoscale eddies, all predominantly anticyclonic. Some of their characteristics, or their seasonal and interannual activity can be approached with the LAS.
18.09.2008 8-13 September, 2008 week
Hurricane Ike tracked by ESA's Envisat (ESA, 2008/09/11)
Les routes de l'Arctique sont ouvertes (Science Presse, 2008/09/09)
Pendant les débats scientifiques, la banquise se disloque (Science et vie, 2008/09/05)
Global...[more]