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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · 1d

Great series on all things interpolation... I guess you are busy enough with yours, but have you tried DIVAnd? Great interpolation technique with some nice features (like topographic and advection constrains) 😃

github.com/gher-uliege/...

GitHub - gher-uliege/DIVAnd.jl: DIVAnd performs an n-dimensional variational analysis of arbitrarily located observations

DIVAnd performs an n-dimensional variational analysis of arbitrarily located observations - gher-uliege/DIVAnd.jl

github.com

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John Kennedy @micefearboggis.bsky.social · 2d

Open Ocean #11

Playing whack-a-mole with some interesting artefacts in the data and interpolation.

diagrammonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/o...

Open Ocean #11

Playing whack-amole with some interesting artefacts in the data and interpolation.

diagrammonkey.wordpress.com

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · 2d

A curious reddening pattern in these aspen leaves 🧐

Aspen leaves with the lower part in red and the rest in green. Blurred green background

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Like a canary in coal mine…

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

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EGU Ocean Sciences @egu-os.bsky.social · 10d

We're thrilled to announce that the #EGU Ocean Sciences Division is now on Bluesky and LinkedIn!🎉 Follow us for the latest updates and many blog posts about the world of ocean science. 🌊🧪

👉 Check out our blog blogs.egu.eu/divisions/os/ & subscribe to stay informed!
LinkedIn: bit.ly/3ItSwVr
@egu.eu

Ocean Sciences

A blog hosted by the European Geosciences Union

blogs.egu.eu

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Université de Liège @universitedeliege.bsky.social · 24d

Seagrass restoration isn’t just replanting leaves—it’s rebuilding an invisible microbiome. ULiège researchers show that transplantation method shapes root microbes and boosts plant survival.
www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_135245...

The role of the microbiome in the successful transplantation of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows

Research conducted by scientists at ULiège shows that the method used has a direct influence on plant survival.

www.sciences.uliege.be

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.bsky.social · 10d

Simply beautiful photos of climate scientists in action. And really well explained - worth a read.
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.bsky.social · 10d

Day after day, the desire to understand the planet compels people all over the world to don their snowsuits, wet suits and business suits in the service of climate science. Explore their efforts in Quanta’s photo gallery:

Photos Capture the Extreme, Beautiful Work of Climate Science | Quanta Magazine

Building an accurate model of Earth’s climate requires a lot of data. Photography reveals the extreme efforts scientists have undertaken to measure gases, glaciers, clouds and more.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Dr Franken Manu 🕷️🧪🕸️🦇🎃! @manelcamacho.bsky.social · 11d

The dance of titans has started in the North Atlantic with hurricane Imelda and hurricane Humberto 🧵!

Satellite image of storms Imelda and Humberto in the North Atlantic near the east coast of the USA. Both storms are at less than 900 miles from each other or around 1400 km, at this distance they start to affect each other.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 15d

In discussion with a computer scientist from the University of Cambridge last night:

Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?

**pause**

Him: "Anything where it has to be right".

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Fabrice Ardhuin @fabriceardhuin.bsky.social · 17d

A cloud radar in space that can also get ocean echoes? WIVERN is selected for @esaearth.esa.int EE11!

OK, I did have a different proposal for EE11 called STREAM ... and I also got involved in the EE11 proposal SEASTAR... so this is really not optimized for currents

www.esa.int/Applications...

ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer mission

After meticulous preparation and rigorous evaluation, ESA’s Member States have selected WIVERN to become the 11th Earth Explorer mission to be implemented through the agency’s prestigious FutureEO pro...

www.esa.int

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Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 26d

A swirl with an eye and a nose? Nope, not weather—just river sediment in Yana Bay, seen by Sentinel-2. Nature sketches its own cartoons in one of the Arctic’s remotest deltas.
Explore the full story in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#Sentinel2 #YanaBay #LaptevSea #Arctic

👉 bit.ly/4n6ne67

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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 18d

Sediment plumes like this form when rivers carry fine particles into the sea. Currents then swirl them into vortices, reshaping coastlines, altering ecosystems, and even affecting how sunlight penetrates the ocean surface.🟢🌀

@aida-alvera.bsky.social 🌊

Brockmann Consult @brockmannconsult.bsky.social · 26d

A swirl with an eye and a nose? Nope, not weather—just river sediment in Yana Bay, seen by Sentinel-2. Nature sketches its own cartoons in one of the Arctic’s remotest deltas.
Explore the full story in our new #BCEarthGallery article!
#Sentinel2 #YanaBay #LaptevSea #Arctic

👉 bit.ly/4n6ne67

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Earth View @earthview.bsky.social · 19d

🌍 at 22/09/2025 - 17:30 (UTC)

Source: #EUMETSAT

Full disk satellite view of Earth centered on Africa and Europe, with partial views of South America and the Middle East. The satellite image showing Earth from geostationary orbit, captured by EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite using the GeoColor RGB composite technique. The image displays both day and night views of Earth, with the daytime portion showing true color representation of land and clouds, while the nighttime portion appears darker with visible city lights. White cloud formations are scattered across the image, particularly along the intertropical convergence zone. The image provides a full disk view of Earth, showing the planet's curvature against a black background.

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Ocean Optics Conference @oceanopticsconf.bsky.social · Sep 11

We're excited to announce that Ocean Optics XXVII will take place in the vibrant city of Ghent, Belgium, from September 13-18, 2026!

Check out the conference website for more info: oceanopticsconference.org

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · Sep 11

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐱)!
Lead at the crossroads of climate science & policy, in Brussels
📅 Deadline: 22 Sept
🔗 Details: www.climatecentre.be/post/job-opp...

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · 27d

A cool halo today 🌞 We could also see the upper tangent arc but it doesn't show in the pictures...

A photo of the sky with the sun in the middle, a halo around it, and some clouds scattered here and there.

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yes, time flies! Lots of new research done since then, it'll be exciting. We're still on the same room though 😃

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Jacob Wenegrat @roguewave.bsky.social · Sep 10

Wow! I was at the 2016 colloquium (which has by far the most beautiful room I've ever presented in), and can't believe we are approaching a decade already!

Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's about time we start organizing the Liege Colloquium for 2026! Submesocale Processes in the ocean will be the topic, a revisit of the Colloquium of 2016. 10 years of advances!

I'll try to document here the journey towards organizing such an event, maybe there's interest? #LiegeOcean26 🌊🧪

Satellite image showing the ocean in shades of blue and green, with swirls and filaments. The land is in green. The image is located in the southeast coast of Norway, measured by Sentinel 2 on 19 May 2025

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's about time we start organizing the Liege Colloquium for 2026! Submesocale Processes in the ocean will be the topic, a revisit of the Colloquium of 2016. 10 years of advances!

I'll try to document here the journey towards organizing such an event, maybe there's interest? #LiegeOcean26 🌊🧪

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · Sep 8

My horizon yesterday was too high to properly see the eclipse, but I did manage to see it partially. It's always humbling to see these events. Shaky hand-held picture, just for the records 😅

Moon as a bright white sphere, with about a quarter in a deep brow-reddish colour. Black background.

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Burr Ito @ututuy.org · Sep 8

And here a short #timelapse of the #eclipse. You can see the dim red area shrinking as the moon comes out of the Earth's shadow. 🔭 🧪

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Sep 7

Best glory I’ve ever seen from a plane! It’s an optical phenomenon that occurs when light interacts in and around tiny droplets of water in the clouds, in the direction opposite the sun. More complex than a rainbow. Here’s a link to some more info: www.zmescience.com/science/phys... #optics #physics

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Aida Alvera-Azcárate @aida-alvera.bsky.social · Sep 7

Fascinating story, I had no idea all this was happening in Belgium! Pigeons are great birds (well, all birds are great birds 😃)

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Sep 7

Give this well-written story a chance even if you don't like pigeons (and you should like them).

The pigeon heist: How racing birds became the target of organized crime

Pigeon races in Chinese cities became opulent symbols of China’s economic boom, with purses over $100 million — exceeding most of the world’s major sports.

wapo.st

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Simon Proud @simonsat.bsky.social · Sep 3

Delighted to see that the next Meteosat satellite will launch on a European rocket.
MTG-I2 will complete the imaging constellation for Europe's next generation weather satellites, providing vital warnings for severe weather, wildfires, and more.

EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · Sep 3

Following an extraordinary meeting of the EUMETSAT Council on 2 Sept, we can announce that MTG-I2 will launch on an Ariane 62 rocket, scheduled for 2026 🚀

MTG-I2 will help Europe’s NMHS further improve nowcasts of severe weather, vital for early warnings.

More on the decision here: bit.ly/3JDaC7H

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