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06.07.2009 June 29-July 4, 2009 week
Le phénomène El Nino devrait se manifester d'ici quelques semaines en Australie (News Environnement, 2009/07/01)
La fonte du pergélisol accélère le réchauffement climatique (News Environnement, 2009/07/01)
El Nino...[more]
06.07.2009 Spot-2 : end of life and desorbitation
The Spot- 2 satellite was launched on January 1990 and it reaches now the end of its life. It was the first of its serie to integrate Doris: a precise orbit determination and positioning system.
With 18 years of Earth...[more]
06.07.2009 July 2009: Jason-2 first year in orbit
One year after launch, Jason-2 is providing data of a very good quality; since the shift of Jason-1, Moreover, the tandem of the two satellites is enhancing data resolution.
01.07.2009 A book about the history and principles of the links between ocean & climate (in French)
L'océan gouverne-t-il le climat ? by Jacques Merle[more]
29.06.2009 22-27 June, 2009 week
L'élévation du niveau des mers à long terme plus importante que prévue (Cordis, 2009/06/23)
Le trou d'ozone réduit l'absorption du CO2 atmosphérique dans l'océan Austral (INSU, 2009/06/21)
Les pôles examinés à la loupe (Le...[more]
22.06.2009 15-20 June, 2009 week
Océans: l'extraordinaire voyage de la goélette océanographique "Tara" (L’Express, 2009/06/20)
Réchauffement climatique : 20 millions de personnes pourraient avoir à migrer d'ici 2010 (Yahoo, 2009/06/16)
Les pôles...[more]
18.06.2009 Meddies in the Atlantic Ocean
'Meddies' are defined as warm and salty eddies of Mediterranean water sinking in the Atlantic through the Gibraltar Strait. The LAS can help to show these meddies or detail their characteristics.