SAMS Hosts NERC Technology Forum20/05/2008 |
| Sixty scientists from across the UK gathered at the Scottish Association for Marine Science near Oban this week for a major meeting on technologies for environmental monitoring. The event, run over three days, created a forum for the open exchange of ideas and the creation of new partnerships for better observing and understanding Planet Earth. This is the fourth Technology Forum that has been funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. |
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developments are a major driver for many advances in marine and environmental science, and many new technologies developed for other sectors, for example the mobile phone market, offer opportunities to gather novel data to understand our planet a little better. "This meeting included sessions on advances in sensors, platforms, autonomous underwater vehicles, marine mammal tracking and communication technologies. We also explored issues such as renewable energy and low-carbon technologies, as well as energy generation and storage solutions."
A moorings workshop followed on from the Technology Forum. Moorings carry scientific instruments that measure environmental parameters in the sea over many months or years, and are important for monitoring changes in climate. The workshop reviewed moorings expertise and techniques in the UK and throughout Europe, explored risks and mitigating methodologies, and worked on best practice protocols for operating moorings. The moorings workshop was organised by Colin Griffiths from SAMS.
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