Launch of the Aquarius Mission - June 13, 2011

June 13, 2011 by Stahler

I spoke last week (PODCAST: June 6, 2011) about the Aquarius Mission to map the salinity of the surface of the sea (SSS). I observed the launch of the spacecraft the following Friday – this is what I saw. (Broadcast on the Monday morning program, hosted by Michael Young).

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Conversation with Dr. Yi Chao, Project Scientist, Aquarius Mission - June 7, 2011

June 7, 2011 by Stahler

A week before the launch of the Aquarius Mission, I spoke with oceanographer Dr. Yi Chao, Aquarius project scientist, about how the spacecraft would offer a much-needed check on numerical climate models. Aired on the KVMR Evening News.

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Oceanography

November 30, 2010 by Stahler

Ours is an ocean planet: Saltwater covers more than two-thirds of Earth’s surface. The oceans have a huge influence on Earth’s workings, and, not least, on its climate.

I spoke recently with Alan Trujillo, co-author, with Harold Thurman, of ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY, published by Prentice Hall.

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