News tagged with arctic ocean
Related topics: climate change , sea ice
ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's DC-8 star in Arctic cooperation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking advantage of NASA's 'Operation Ice Bridge' campaign, measurements of Arctic sea ice have been acquired from an aircraft flying under CryoSat-2's orbital path. These measurements offer ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2010 |
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And the heat goes on: warmest March on record
(AP) -- And the heat goes on. Last month was the warmest March on record worldwide, based on records back to 1880, scientists reported Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Ice sheet melt identified as trigger of Big Freeze
The main cause of a rapid global cooling period, known as the Big Freeze or Younger Dryas - which occurred nearly 13,000 years ago - has been identified thanks to the help of an academic at the University of Sheffield.
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Mar 31, 2010 |
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What, or who, killed the last mammoths?
The last known population of woolly mammoths, roaming a remote Arctic island long after humans invented writing, were wiped out quickly, reports a study released Wednesday.
Mar 31, 2010 |
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CryoSat-2 ice mission ready for launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UK-led CryoSat-2 satellite designed to monitor changes in ice cover at the poles will launch at 13:57 UK time on 8 April 2010 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2010 |
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British team trek to measure CO2 in Arctic Ocean
Three British explorers set out on a skiing expedition on Monday across 500 kilometers (310 miles) of floating sea ice to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2010 |
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China looks to 'combustible ice' as a fuel source
(PhysOrg.com) -- Buried below the tundra of China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a type of frozen natural gas containing methane and ice crystals that could supply energy to China for 90 years. China discovered ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Study: Arctic seabed methane stores destabilizing, venting
A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Missing 'Ice Arches' Contributed to 2007 Arctic Ice Loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2007, the Arctic lost a massive amount of thick, multiyear sea ice, contributing to that year's record-low extent of Arctic sea ice. A new NASA-led study has found that the record loss ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Melting tundra creating vast river of waste into Arctic Ocean
The increase in temperature in the Arctic has already caused the sea-ice there to melt. According to research conducted by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, if the Arctic tundra also melts, vast amounts ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Computer simulation strengthens link between climate change and release of subsea methane
(PhysOrg.com) -- A first-of-its-kind computer simulation that mirrors real-world observations of methane bubbling up from a seabed in the Arctic Ocean provides further evidence that warming oceans may unleash ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Understanding ocean climate
High-resolution computer simulations performed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) are helping to understand the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months
In the film, 'The Day After Tomorrow' the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers'
The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountain
(AP) -- Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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