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Learning from the past to understand the future: historical records of change in the ocean
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
To better anticipate future weather and climate impacts on the Earth system and society, there is an ever-increasing demand for longer and higher resolution terrestrial and marine databases of the...
Forewords - Professor Petteri Taalas and Ambassador Peter Thomson
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 23 March 2021
World Meteorological Day marks the anniversary of the World Meteorological Organisation celebrated on the 23 March each year. This year, we celebrate the theme “The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather.”
Global Cryosphere Watch – sea-ice information for science and operations
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
Sea ice is a key indicator of climate change. While changes in sea ice affect the access to polar oceans and surrounding seas and their resources, and are an important...
Products and services for a changing ocean
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 23 March 2021
Coastal communities regularly make make life-saving decisions in the face of extreme weather, coastal inundation and rising sea levels. Scientists predict that all of these threats will increase due to...
Protecting Buoys for our Safety
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
Damaged TAO buoy, with the superstructure tilting at an angle. Source: B. Burnett, NDBC, 2009 (DBCP-25) Ocean data buoys (moored and drifting) collect in situ oceanographic and meteorological data that...
Ocean Observations Programmes to Monitor Climate and Address Societal Needs: The Role of the OOPC
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
The ocean absorbs, transports, redistributes and stores heat in such a way that it acts as a regulator of climate. More than three billion people rely on the ocean for...
Ocean-Climate Nexus
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
The ocean is a thin layer of saltwater that envelopes 71% of the Earth and contains 96% of its water. It contains the most varied biodiversity on the planet and is responsible for around 50% of gross primary production. It also acts as the Earth’s thermostat, absorbing and transforming a significant portion of the radiation from the sun that reaches the Earth’s surface.
From ocean and atmosphere interaction to IOC and WMO cooperation
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
The theme of the 2021 World Meteorological Day highlights the inherent links and long-term cooperation between oceanography and meteorology. Two centuries ago, considerations of the safety of marine navigation were...
The IHO and WMO – over a century of collaboration
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
The catastrophic sinking of the SS Titanic on the night of the 14/15 April 1912 was the catalyst for many innovations, initiatives and regulations that the maritime community now take for granted.
Collaborating for a better future
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (1) - 2021
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Publish Date: 22 March 2021
“What maximum winds are expected in the storm area?” That is one of Standard Marine Communication Phrases under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that officers in charge of navigation on...