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NOAA Scientist Creates New Way to Track Carbon Pollution
2016-04-15 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new air sampling device may help scientists better track carbon pollution in the atmosphere. Listen here or read below: As countries around the world commit to reducing emissions, measuring their carbon pollution is critical to tracking progress. Pieter Tans is a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and hes invented a tool that might help. The AirCore is a patented air sampling device that at first seems improbably simple: a steel tube--500 feet long and...
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Australia: Australia approval of vast coal mine evil says marine scientist
2016-04-04 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Australian lawmakers have been slammed as crying crocodile tears after giving the go-ahead for a mega-mine amid scientist warnings of record bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland government granted leases on Sunday at the AUS $22 billion Carmichael mine, which aims to produce 60m tonnes of coal a year for shipment through the delicate, coral ecosystem to Asia. In recent months, warm waters driven by a strong El Nino and man-made emissions have caused vast tracts of the 2,300-km...
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Has veteran climate scientist James Hansen foretold the loss of all coastal cities with latest study?
2016-03-24 02:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: James Hansens name looms large over any history that will likely be written about climate change. Whether you look at the hard science, the perils of political interference or modern day activism, Dr Hansen is there as a central character. In a 1988 US Senate hearing, Hansen famously declared that the greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now. Towards the end of his time as the director of NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Hansen described how government...
Remote Sensing Scientist Engineer
2016-03-03 10:11:06| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for an experienced Scientist or Engineer in operational product generation from remote sensing satellite data. The position is permanent and fulltime and fully located on customer side in EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany. Submission deadline for applicants is 8th of April. The expected start date is MayJune 2016 RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES The tasks of the key person will typically include Design, implementation and validation of updatednew algorithms Documentation of changes related to product updates Preparation of technical notes on product implementation issues Development, maintenance and update of product generation monitoring software and the corresponding database Monitoring and operating the product generation facilities Visualisation and analysis of geophysical products QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE Scientist or Engineer with minimum 5 years experience in operational product generation from remote sensing satellite data ESSENTIAL SKILLS Fluency in English Algorithm software development using FORTRAN 9095 IntelGNULinux andor IBMPOWERAIX environments Implementation of scientific algorithms from a given specification and their documentation Source code control systems Subversion andor git Anomaly correction processes Python and IDL programming languages Common meteorological data formats, i.e., BUFR, CAP, GRIB, HDF5, and netCDF Authoring clear and concise technical documentation DESIRABLE SKILLS Experience in validation of geophysical products from satellite data Algorithm software development using CC programming language The operating systems GNULinux and AIX Relational databases using SQL BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
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Alltech announces Young Scientist 2016 regional winners and finalists
2016-03-02 22:58:51| National Hog Farmer
Eight regional winners will move to the next level in the 11th annual Alltech Young Scientist program, the largest global university contest of its kind that rewards scientific genius and experimental application in agriscience. read more
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