While a great number of people are preparing to evacuate in the face of Hurricane Irene, Andrew Kennedy, a researcher in the University of Notre Dame Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, rushed to the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2011
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New discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean's circulation system will help improve climate projections.
Earth Sciences
Feb 3, 2011
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Geophysical phenomena such as the dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean circulation are typically modeled mathematically by tracking the motion of air or water particles. These mathematical models define velocity fields that, ...
General Physics
Dec 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's SMOS water mission has taken another step forward by demonstrating that it will lead to a better understanding of ocean circulation. Using preliminary data, scientists can clearly see how surface currents ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2010
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The possible spread of the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig over the course of one year was studied in a series of computer simulations by a team of researchers from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2010
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ESA's GOCE satellite has been orbiting the Earth for more than a year and surveying its gravitational field more accurately than any instrument previously. The goal of the researchers - including German scientists at the ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2010
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How well crickets adapt to rising temperatures may provide clues about whether or not humans can survive global warming.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2009
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The near-surface southerly wind is a key feature of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) circulation, and a stronger EASM circulation leads to a northward shift of East Asian rainfall. Almost all climate models show an enhanced ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2019
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The ocean currents that help warm the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America have significantly slowed since the 1800s and are at their weakest in 1600 years, according to new research my colleagues and I have conducted. ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2018
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Radioactive isotopes typically take four years to reach the Norwegian coast from Sellafield on the north-eastern coast of England. Researchers like Yongqi Gao follow the radioactive waste to understand how ocean currents ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2016
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