The new 116 m long ship will go into service in December 2014 and will focus its activities on the Pacific and Indian ocean.
RV Sonne Credit: M. Wessels, MEYER WERFT
The research vessel is named after its 45 year old predecessor the RV “SONNE”. The main difference with the former SONNE, a converted fishing trawler is that the current vessel was purposely build to conduct research activities. Research covered by the new “SONNE” will range from aspects of climate change, research of marine biodiversity in deep seas, sustainable exploration of marine resources, research on georisks, volcanology and natural disasters up to geochemistry and the study of oceanic currents.
During the official inauguration in Rostock Chancellor Merkel called the “SONNE” ‘the new star
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is a component of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. The NHC mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and by increasing understanding of these hazards. The NHC vision is to be America's calm, clear, and trusted voice in the eye of the storm and, with its partners, enable communities to be safe from tropical weather threats.
To meet its mission, the NHC is composed of several units. The Hurricane Specialist Unit (HSU)maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones and areas of disturbed weather within the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins. The HSU prepares
En un boletín emitido a las 22.15 hora local (03.15 GMT del sábado), el SMN indicó que el meteoro se encontraba a 590 kilómetros al sur de Manzanillo, estado occidental de Colima.
Marie desarrolla vientos máximos sostenidos de 110 kilómetros por hora, rachas de hasta 140, y presenta un desplazamiento hacia el oeste-noroeste a 24 kilómetros por hora.
En el transcurso de las próximas horas, Marie generará lluvias torrenciales (de 150 a 250 milímetros) con tormentas
With the establishment of the Center for Coordination, Communication and Traffic Operations (C3OT), Santos Pilotage Services in Brazil has solidified its position as one of the most modern and advanced pilotage service providers in the world. Video cameras strategically positioned along the Port, cutting-edge meteorological and oceanographic equipment designed to measure wave height, wave period, direction and speed of local currents and winds, tidal range and visibility, will allow a real-time and thorough monitoring of the Port of Santos channel throughout its 20 kilometers and 67 terminals and berths. The aim: to ensure greater agility and safety in the maneuvers of the ever growing-size ships that call at this port, and which require extra caution when navigating the narrow and winding stretches of
World | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: July 19, 2014 15:18 IST