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Now Running on ExpressionEngine
23.12.2009
To make a long story short, our websites were running on a custom made Content Management System (CMS) that served us well. We wanted to move to an industry standard CMS for the following reasons: scalability, ease of maintenance and speed optimisation. After considering different options, we chose ExpressionEngine and…
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NOCS Computer Simulations Improving Understanding of Arctic Ocean Circulation
11.12.2009
Scientists of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NCOS) have been using high-resolution computer simulations to get a better understanding of the inflow of warm water form the North Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean and how this affects ocean climate. The simulations, which have been corroborated by other long-term measurements and…
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Antarctic Iceberg B17B Drifting towards Australia
10.12.2009
Nearly ten years ago, iceberg B17B calved off the eastern end of the Ross Ice Shelf. One of the largest to have calved off of the ice shelf (measuring 19 km long and 8 km wide), the iceberg is now making its way towards Australia.
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Mercury Levels in Polar Bears Determined by Food Web
10.12.2009
New research, conducted by biogeochemists Travis Horton of the University of Canterbury and Joel Blum of the University of Michigan, opens a new perspective in the study of mercury deposition in polar bears.
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Snow Flakes Could Shed Light on Ozone Depletion in the Arctic
08.12.2009
Ice chemists from Purdue University in Indiana are currently studying the variability of snowflake geometry to gain better insight into the dynamics of ground-level ozone depletion in the Arctic.
