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NOAA Heads to Arctic in Effort to Update Navigation Maps
22.07.2010
As the receding sea ice over the Arctic Ocean opens the way for new sea routes, the need to update existing maps of the Arctic is becoming more pronounced. Following requests by institutions such as the US Coast Guard or the commercial shipping industry, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
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Cryosat-2 Surpassing Expectations Halfway through Commissioning Phase
05.07.2010
Halfway through its commissioning phase, the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 satellite is “in very good shape, exceeding in-orbit specifications,” declared Prof. Duncan Wingham, Lead Investigator for the CryoSat mission at ESA's Living Planet Symposium in Bergen, Norway.
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New International Antarctic Centre to Open in Punta Arenas in 2014
29.06.2010
Punta Arenas, at the southern tip of Chile, is the home of the country’s Antarctic Institute. However Chile plans to build a new complex, which will include the institute’s offices, research laboratories and a museum dedicated to Chile’s long history in Antarctica. “The International Antarctic Centre”, Magallanes Region mayor Liliana…
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New Submersibles to Change Fish Tracking Methods in Alaska
25.06.2010
The difficulties of tracking tagged fish across Alaska’s continental shelves might be a thing of the past as researchers at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks successfully tested a new type of underwater glider.
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Scientists Herald Importance of Satellite Observations
16.06.2010
Scientists highlighted the exceptional contribution satellites have made to the International Polar Year (IPY) and charting the effects of climate change at the recent IPY Oslo Science Conference. During the IPY, the European Space Agency (ESA) provided coordinated observations of the Arctic and Antarctic using its Earth observation satellites such…
