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05.03.2009 23-28 February, 2009 week
L'océan, un puits de carbone qui sature ? (Pour la Science, 2009/02/26)
La fonte des glaces des deux pôles s'accélère plus que prévu (L’internaute, 2009/02/25)
Melting on the Greenland Ice Cap, 2008 (Earthobservatory,...[more]
02.03.2009 March 2009: Striped ocean
The availability of a long series of altimetry data had enabled to discover "striations" in the geostrophic velocities computed from the dynamic topography. Studies are ongoing to understand such a phenomena.
02.03.2009 First results for the new Jason tandem
First results made by Ssalto/Duacs since the end of Jason-1 drift, using the new multi-satellites configuration show good results.[more]
26.02.2009 16-21 February, 2009 week
La terre vue de l'espace : « samedi noir » pour les feux de brousses (ESA, 2009/02/20)
Un cinquième des récifs coralliens a déjà disparu, le reste est en grand danger (Le Monde, 2009/02/18)
Les glaciers andins...[more]
18.02.2009 9-14 February, 2009 week
L'océan moins efficace pour absorber le CO2 émis par les activités humaines (CNRS, 2009/02/13)
ESA's water mission on track for launch (ESA, 2009/02/12)
Départ mercredi d'une mission pour mesurer l'épaisseur de l'Arctique...[more]
18.02.2009 Jason-1 on its new orbit
Jason-1 is now on its new orbit. First cycle of data for this new orbit will begin at 04:18 UTC on 20-Feb-2009. [more]
17.02.2009 On the sources of Agulhas Current
The delayed-time dataset has been updated and extended in the LAS. This is an opportunity to focus on the source region of the Agulhas current on the southern coasts of Madagascar.