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17.02.2014 9-16 February 2014 week
L'océan, un monde de ressources infinies (Le Monde, 2014/02/12)
Le littoral aquitain a reculé de 10 mètres (Le Figaro, 2014/02/11)
Les alizés seraient responsable du ralentissement du réchauffement climatique (Catnat,...[more]
12.02.2014 Mean Sea Level ocean indicators: Aviso one-satellite-based reprocessing

The Mean Sea Level products have been reprocessed and updated until the end of 2013.[more]
23.01.2014 13-19 January 2014 week

En France, un quart du littoral est rongé par lâérosion marine ! (RFI, 2014/01/19)Mieux comprendre le cycle saisonnier du phytoplancton dans lâocéan Austral (INSU, 2014/01/14)L'océan côtier absorbe 250 millions de tonnes de...[more]
23.01.2014 January 2014: 35 years of altimetry!

Seasat was the first proof-of-concept altimeter which gave real oceanographic data. The Loop Current, among others was observed this way in 1978.
17.01.2014 Winter high waves in North Atlantic

High waves in the North Atlantic and swell surge slammed the western coasts of Europe early in January. Altimetry data have measured these high waves.[more]
17.01.2014 Update of the Senetosa and Macinaggio tide gauges time series
Be aware that an error occurred in generating data files before 2014: instead of what previously appeared in NetCDF attributes, the sea_levels are given relatively to TOPEX ellipsoid. All the files are now corrected from this...[more]