Countdown To Satellite Launch And New Era Of Ocean Research

WATER WORLD

An artist's impression of the Topex/Poseidon ocean-observing satellite launched in 1992

by Staff Writers
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 19, 2008
Teams of climate change researchers around the world will be anxiously counting down the launch of the Jason-2 satellite from California on June the 15th. Successful lift-off will mean a whole new era in detecting the expansion of our oceans and sea level rise, both major indicators of climate change.

Dr David Griffin and the team from CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship have combined with meteorologists and research scientists from Europe and the US to support the launch and study its findings.

The Jason-2 satellite will criss-cross the Earth for at least 5 years monitoring surface and sub-surface ocean conditions, and the data it sends back will direct our efforts to combat climate change and sea level rise.

The data will also support advanced weather forecasting, because the temperature of our oceans dictates weather patterns around the globe.

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Jellyfish outbreaks a sign of nature out of sync

Paris (AFP) June 18, 2008
The dramatic proliferation of jellyfish in oceans around the world, driven by overfishing and climate change, is a sure sign of ecosystems out of kilter, warn experts.

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