Monthly Archives: April 2009

Ice-free Arctic Ocean Possible In 30 Years

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer may happen three times sooner than scientists have estimated. New research says the Arctic might lose most of its ice cover in summer in as few as 30 years instead of the … Continue reading →

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Black Carbon Responsible for Half of Arctic Warming

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

An article published this week in Nature Geoscience shows that black carbon is responsible for 50 percent,  Arctic warming from 1890 to 2007. The paper by Drew Shindell of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space (GISS) and Greg Faluvegi of … Continue reading →

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GNSS signals for remote sensing

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) will lead a British project to exploit signals from GPS and GNSS navigation satellites that are reflected from the Earth for remote sensing purposes. The project will investigate a prototype instrument capable of measuring the … Continue reading →

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6,000 Rare Dolphins Found in South Asia

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A huge population of rare dolphins threatened by climate change and fishing nets has been discovered in South Asia. WCS researchers have discovered a stronghold for one of the world’s rarest freshwater dolphins, the Irrawaddy, deep in the waterlogged jungles … Continue reading →

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