The first satellite of the European Union’s Copernicus project, Sentinel-1A, is due to be launched next Thursday, April 3rd. The project aims to create a constellation of satellites providing a range of Earth Observation data to aid our understanding, and … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Our country is shrinking
As an island nation, coastal erosion through waves, sediment and rocks hitting the shore should be a major concern to everyone. Earlier this year images of the Dawlish sea wall being destroyed and the dangling railway line grabbed the headlines … Continue reading
The Question of Dredging
Dredging has been a hugely contentious issue in the UK ever since the St Jude’s storm hit the country on the 28 October 2013; this marked the beginning of a relentless winter weather pattern of heavy rainfall and high winds. … Continue reading
Home from Hawaii
I got back to a ‘cold’ UK on Saturday afternoon after spending last week at Ocean Sciences 2014. It was a fantastic conference with over 5,600 attendees. My scientific highlights were: The Surface Ocean Layer Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) session on … Continue reading
