Note: the following items are for archive purposes
only, and some of the links may now be inactive. For recent Ocean
News, please see the Ocean
News page on this site.
Avoiding
Dangerous Climate Change: A Scientific Symposium on the
Stabilisation of Greenhouse Gases aims to encourage an international
scientific debate on the impacts of climate change. The conference
will take place at the Hadley Centre for Climate
Research and Prediction (Met Office), from February 1-3, 2005.
Cause
for termination of Indian Ocean Dipole Events Uncovered:
more information.
United
Nations International Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for
Disaster Management: second
announcement and call for abstracts (pdf). Website.
2005
A.G. HUNTSMAN AWARDS for Excellence in Marine Sciences- Call for Nominations:
The Huntsman Award was established in 1980 to honour individuals of
any nationality who have had and continue to have a major influence
on
the development of marine science. More
information. Nomination forms can be found here.
Mirai
"BEAGLE" circumnavigation completed: JAMSTEC's
Research Vessel Mirai has reached Australia, the final destination
of the Blue EArth GLobal Expedition. More
information.
January 26, 2004
Japan
Prize news: Dr. Keith Sainsbury
of CSIRO Marine Research has been awarded
the 2004 Japan Prize. The prestigious award goes to Dr. Sainsbury
for Contributions to the Understanding of Shelf Ecosystems and Their
Sustainable Utilization. More
information.
December 19, 2003
POGO-5
Press Release: Indicating the essential achievements of
this crucial meeting, and followup plans. November 18,
2003
GOOS
News Flash #6 :Recent speeches on GOOS. Including: Patricio
Bernal's speech to the US Oceans Commission, Washington DC, October
30; Patricio Bernal's speech at the opening of Indian Ocean GOOS,
Mauritius, November 4-9; and NevilleSmith speech to the PICES Governing
Council during its annual meeting, Qindgao, October 18-26. December
4, 2002
KYOTO
RATIFICATION REPLACED BY OCEAN ROBOTS - CANBERRA,
Australia, November 19, 2002 (ENS) - New climate data gathering projects
aimed at helping the United States and Australia reduce their contribution
to the atmospheric greenhouse gas burden were on the table today in
Canberra for the visit of the top U.S. administrator of atmospheric
policy. The two countries are collaborating on the deployment of a
new fleet of ocean robots that will record climate information and
transmit it to researchers by satellite. For full text and graphics
visit: http://ens-news.com/ens/nov2002/2002-11-19-03.asp
December 4, 2002
Ocean
Robots Expanded in Climate Watch Network. CSIRO Media Release
(November 18 2002)
NOAA
Administrator Promotes Role of Global Observations to Sustainable
Development at WSSD; Calls for More International Cooperation.
U.S. Department of Commerce News, August 30, 2002
Oceanography: Voyage of the argonauts by
Rex Dalton. This article in Nature [415,
954 - 955 (28 Feb 2002)]
details the Argo project and mentions a number of our POGO partners.
To view the article visit the Nature
website and search for "Argo"
Ocean
key to unravelling climate changes. Halifax Herald Limited, December
2, 2001
Heads of Major
Oceanographic Institutions of the World Meet in Nova Scotia, Canada
19 November 2001
EARTH
DAY SHOULD BE OCEAN DAY By Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher,
Jr., President, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education
(CORE) 26 April 2001
NASA Science News for April 25, 2001 - Astrobiologists are visiting
the Indian Ocean to explore a bizarre undersea ecosystem that doesn't
need sunlight to flourish. You can join them via a live webcast
on April 26th! FULL
STORY 26 April 2001
NSF
Ships to Probe Biological Enigmas of the Frozen Southern Ocean
24 April 2001
PROJECT
SEREAD LAUNCHED IN THE PACIFIC! 7 March 2001
