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CryoSat Data Now Open to Scientists Worldwide
02.02.2011
Only a few weeks after its end of its commissioning phase, CryoSat Mission Manager Tommaso Parrinello announced that CryoSat-2 data is now open to scientists worldwide. The new data from CryoSat-2 will contribute to helping researchers determine the changes taking place in the cryosphere and significantly improve the understanding of…
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Hybrid Minke Whale Species Found in Arctic Waters
28.01.2011
According to a study recently published in the online journal PLoS ONE, some Antarctic Minke whales have made their way into Arctic waters. It also appears that they have been interbreeding with indigenous Arctic Minke whales, creating a new hybrid species of Minke whale.
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Sperm Whales of a Pod Click Together
14.01.2011
According to a new study recently published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, all sperm whales in a pod use the same small selection of patterned clicks. Scientists believe these patterns are used to tell other pods that the individuals in them are members of the same group.
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Warming Could Have Significant Impact on Mountain Glaciers and Ice Sheets by 2100
12.01.2011
According to a study recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience, global warming could cause three-quarters of Europe's alpine glaciers to disappear by 2100 and cause sea level to rise by 4 meters as the Greenland and West Antarctic Ice Sheets melt.
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New Study Projects Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet by 3000
12.01.2011
Based on various emission and climate scenarios depending on whether carbon dioxide emissions stopped being produced in 2010 or 2100, a new study led by Nathan Gillett of the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis and his colleagues suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet might collapse by the…
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CryoSat-2 Data Used to Make First Complete Map of Ocean Dynamic Topography in Arctic
22.12.2010
ESA’s CryoSat-2 satellite, which was launched in April 2010, has produced the first complete picture of ocean dynamic topography in the Arctic Ocean – its first major scientific accomplishment – according to presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. While the primary mission of the satellite is to…
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European Polar Board Calls for United Approach to Polar Science
08.12.2010
In its strategic position paper on European polar research: “Relevance, Strategic Context and Setting Future Directions”, the European Polar Board called for Polar research to become an integral part of the European Union’s research plan. Thus far, European research activities in the Polar Regions have been significant, with over 300…
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One Step Closer to More Accurate Sea Level Rise Predictions?
26.11.2010
Jeremy Bassis, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan, has developed a new theory to describe the calving from ice sheets and glaciers, which he says will bring scientists one step closer to understanding the impact of a warming climate…
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Glaciers Not Uniform in Facing Climate Change
09.11.2010
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) conducted by Innsbruck glaciologists and climatologists from the Institute of Geography at the University of Innsbruck suggest that the contribution potential of glaciers in different mountainous regions to the water supply of populated areas varies by…
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ESA’s CryoSat 2 Makes It through Commissioning Phase
27.10.2010
Europe’s first mission dedicated to monitoring the Earth’s ice fields, CryoSat, has passed another milestone in advancing our understanding of the Earth as the commissioning phase for ESA’s CryoSat 2 satellite has comes to an end. With the comissioning phase over, various scientists will now have access to accurate data…
