First EPOC newsletter out!
The first EPOC newsletter is out! Reflecting on progress over the past 12 months, this first edition of the biannual EPOC newsletter focuses on our
December 21, 2023
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The first EPOC newsletter is out! Reflecting on progress over the past 12 months, this first edition of the biannual EPOC newsletter focuses on our
Atlantic overturning: new observations and challenges 23 October 2023 A new collection of scientific papers summarising the latest knowledge on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Sailing on the German research vessel RV Maria S. Merian, the team left Nuuk, Greenland and is heading south to the Flemish Cap to deploy new moorings and pressure sensors…
All things AMOC: Scientists gather in Hamburg for a week of reflection, discussion and planning The Institute of Oceanography at Universität Hamburg was the focus
Two new sensors have been deployed at 26°N in the Atlantic to measure ocean bottom pressure. Ocean pressure has been measured for decades, but typically
A new monthly webinar series, focused on advances in AMOC science, kicks off in March 2023. Featuring AMOC researchers from around the globe, the series
The Greenland-Scotland Ridge (GSR) Workshop will be held at the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen on 24 April 2026. The workshop aimed to advance the GSR observing system by identifying key knowledge gaps, and to develop a strategy to deliver a sustained time series of transport across the Ridge.
Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF) workshop
Bergen, 21-23 April 2026. ASOF is an international program on the oceanography of the Arctic and Subarctic seas and their role in climate. ASOF focusses on ocean fluxes of mass, heat, freshwater, and ice in the Arctic and Subarctic oceans.
The EPOC community had a strong showing at the OSM2026 conference, held in Glasgow on 22-26 February 2026. Here is a list of all EPOC presentations, plenaries, posters, and town halls.
EPOC and friends hosted a public exhibition on ocean observing at the Glasgow Science Centre, Saturday 21 February 2026.
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 20 February 2026. Full details here.
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, 2 October 2025. Workshop report to follow.
Hamburg, 18-20 July 2023
Full details here
This informal webinar series takes place on a fortnightly basis, aimed at the general public and in English or German.
Full details at https://www.youtube.com/c/WissenschaftfürsWohnzimmer
The AMOC webinar series ran March-June 2023. Presentations are available to watch online – see here for full details.