News tagged with ocean surface
El Nino Picking Up Steam
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Neki form in the Central Pacific
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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Tropical Storm Neki formed today about 830 miles southeast of Johnston Island in the Central Pacific Ocean. NASA's QuikScat and Aqua satellites quickly captured and analyzed winds and temperatures in Neki, ...
Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters ...
Voyage to the centre of the 'Plastic Vortex'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 25, 2009 |
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A group of conservationists and scientists is due to set sail for an obscure corner of the Pacific Ocean in the coming months to explore a vast swirl of waste known as the "Plastic Vortex."
Scientists help decode mysterious green glow of the sea
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by the dazzling displays of green light often seen below the ocean surface in tropical seas. Now researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...
Satellites Capture Sea Surface Heights Around the World
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This artist's rendering shows a "family portrait" of Jason-1, Topex/Poseidon, and OSTM/Jason-2, all NASA satellites that collect data about sea surface heights around the world. Sea surface ...
Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface ...
