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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]
01.03.2010 22-27 February, 2010 week
Une carte du plancton (Le Nouvel Obs, 2010/02/26)
Un iceberg de la taille du Luxembourg dérive en antarctique (Le Parisien, 2010/02/26)
L'acidification des océans progresse à une vitesse sans précédent (Maxisciences,...[more]
25.02.2010 Navidad current and North Atlantic Oscillation
The LAS is used to map the typical eddies (called swoddies) of the Navidad current. For this 2009-2010 winter, it is relatively well marked, correlated with a negative NAO index.
23.02.2010 15-20 February, 2010 week
CryoSat launch delayed (ESA, 2010/02/19)
El Niño 2010 : Modoki ? et bientôt fini (libération, 2010/02/16)
Taux d'acidification de l'océan : le plus rapide depuis 65 millions d'années (News environment,...[more]
22.02.2010 Cryosat launch postponed
Due to a problem on fuel reserve of the launcher second stage, the launch of Esa's Cryosat satellite has been delayed. First scheduled for 25 February, a new launch date will be shortly known.
Dedicated to polar...[more]
16.02.2010 8-13 February, 2010 week
Last look at CryoSat-2 (ESA, 2010/02/11)
Le phénomène el Niño est il responsable des changements climatiques en Amérique ? (Greenzer, 2010/02/11)
Glaciers de l'Himalaya : un dossier compliqué (Libération,...[more]