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05 Oct 2011

MTS Elects Four to Board of Directors

The Marine Technology Society (MTS) announced the results of its recent elections for positions on its Board of Directors. The following Vice Presidents were elected: Jill Zande, Education and Research; Ray Toll, Industry and Technology; Donna Kocak, Publications; and Justin Manley, Government and Public Affairs. Election results were announced at the Society’s Annual Meeting during OCEANS’11 MTS/IEEE Kona in Hawaii. Jill Zande is the Associate Director and ROV Competition Coordinator for the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center. “Each year over 400 schools, middle through university, participate in MATE ROV competitions.

01 Sep 2009

Sea Level Anomaly Along U.S. Atlantic Coast

Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report. After observing water levels six inches to two feet higher than originally predicted, NOAA scientists began analyzing data from select tide stations and buoys from Maine to Florida and found that a weakening of the Florida Current Transport—an oceanic current that feeds into the Gulf Stream—in addition to steady and persistent Northeast winds, contributed to this anomaly. “The ocean is dynamic and it’s not uncommon to have anomalies,” said Mike Szabados, director of NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services.

31 Aug 2005

Katrina Shuts Down Weather Broadcasts in GOM

As a result of Hurricane Katrina, all HF radiofacsimile, HF voice and NAVTEX weather broadcasts from United States Coast Guard New Orleans station NMG are inoperable. A USCG C-130 reconnaissance plane has reported the transmitter site as being dry, however, it may be quite some period of time before the commercial long-haul telecommunication lines and power to the site can be restored. The USCG and NOAA are in the process of determining if broadcasts can be performed from another other site in the interim. All products intended for broadcast will continue to be made available via the Internet during this outage. As a result of Hurricane Katrina, all MF broadcast of weather from Sector New Orleans are inoperable, and VHF broadcasts are being performed at a reduced capacity.