NOC News Round Up - 19 January 2018

Sanchi oil spill contamination could reach Japan within a month An emergency ocean model simulation by a team of scientists from the NOC and the University of Southampton shows that waters polluted by the sinking Sanchi oil tanker could reach Japan within a month. This contamination is also likely to affect Jeju Island, with a population of 600,000. These simulations were run on the leading-edge, high-resolution global ocean circulation model, NEMO. Click on the video button below to watch the NOC's Dr Katya Popova and Stephen Kelly from the University of Southampton talk about what the emergency ocean model simulation. You can also read more about this story on our website. Large volcanic island flank collapses trigger catastrophic eruptions NOC-led research, published this week in Nature Scientific Reports, not only implies a link between catastrophic volcanic eruptions and landslides, but also suggests that landslides are the trigger. Read more on our website. Global analysis reveals how sharks travel the oceans to find food The global effort to overturn recent declines in the world's shark population could be helped by new insights into their feeding habits. Ocean modelling by scientists at the NOC using the NEMO-MEDUSA model enabled this new research, which was led by the University of Southampton and published this week in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Find out more about this research on our website. Tide and Time inspire the next generation On Monday the NOC's Tide and Time Exhibition in Liverpool welcomed a group of Year 6 school children as part of their Oceanography Week activities with the charity 'IntoUniversity'. The charity works with schools in disadvantaged postcode districts to inspire children to attend university. As well as an exciting visit to see the tide prediction machince in the Tide and Time Exhibition the children had a behind-the-scenes tour of the centre and talks about ocean science and technology. Craig Corbett, NOC's exhibition curator said, "It was a pleasure to have the children visit the NOC and learn more about how the big global science we undertake is helping with the big challenges facing our oceans. They were a great group of children and full of questions. I hope we helped inspire them into science and engineering careers, it would be a pleasure to meet them again in the future! It has been great to help IntoUniversity with the wonderful work they do."   This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom