oceanography
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Meet NASA’s Newest Ocean-Exploring Satellite
SpaceX launched the planet’s newest oceanographic satellite this morning. Here’s the scoop on Jason-3, and how “sea level” is one of those little white lies you learned in school.
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After The Supermoon, Came The Supertide
Many locations along the UK, US and Australian coasts will experience their highest tides for tens of years around September 29 or 30. Coastal roads in Miami, for instance, have already been closed in anticipation of exceptional tides.
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Monster Machines: Alvin Gets Back To Work After $42 Million Retrofit
Barely a week since successfully completing sea trials after a three year hiatus, the venerable research sub Alvin is already earning back the $US42 million in hardware upgrades and engineering retrofits it’s received — showing off its spacious new three-crew cabin with a quick dive to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. But this…
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Monster Machines: How A Deep Sea Robot Will Sweep 98% Of The Ocean Floor
Over the course of 4400 dives, Alvin has done just about everything. Its recovered lost nukes, explored the ruins of the HMS Titanic, and upturned our understanding of the deep sea with the discovery of hydrothermal vents bustling with unimaginable forms of life. But after 48 years of service, the venerable ROV is starting to…