Météo et Climat, association created under the name Société Météorologique de France and presided by Jean Jouzel, is organizing on Tuesday 29 November 2016 the 9th “Journée Scientifique” (Scientific Day) on the impact of climate change on slow onset flooding…
Angélique Melet, young researcher from Mercator Ocean, has been awarded the 2016 Kostas Nittis Medal. The Kostas Nittis Medal scheme was launched at the European Maritime Day 2015 by the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella….
This year, three calls for proposals are open under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to foster blue growth across Europe. The European Commission organised a Launch Event on 5 April 2016 to present those calls. With a budget of over…
Only a couple of weeks after launch, the Sentinel satellite has already begun delivering exclusive images for the EU’s Copernicus programme. Sentinel-3A’s very first image, captured at 14:09 GMT on February 29, shows the transition from day to night over…
The latest NAOS project 2016 Newsletter is hot off the press! Main themes : Observation of the global ocean – Preparation for the new decade of Argo Read previous newsletters on the NAOS project website
The French GMMC 2016 conference will bring together French Oceanography specialists from 7-9 June 2016 in Toulon, France. Look forward to 41 oral presentations, 6 hours of Poster sessions, a roundtable discussion, debate and a cocktail reception. Send in your…
Pierre Bahurel (CEO of Mercator Ocean) explains why Jason-3 data is important for the Copernicus Marine Service. The launch of the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite last month was a huge boost for ocean monitoring. As well as continuing the unique…
The study of the climate is by its very nature an interdisciplinary exercise: to understand how the climate functions, we need to study changes to the atmosphere, the oceans, landmasses and the biosphere in equal measure, as well as the…
2d3D has developed an edutainment project called “Mission Oceans“. It is a management game in which the objective is to re-establish and maintain the ecological balance to protect and to preserve oceans. In order to do so, the player needs…
The satellite Jason-3 will be launched on January 17th 2016. It is the follow-on altimetry mission of Jason-2. The objective of the Jason-3 mission is to provide continuity to the unique accuracy and coverage of the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2…
