Aim
CLASS will deliver the knowledge and understanding of the Atlantic Ocean system that society needs to make evidence-based decisions regarding ocean management. We aim to address key knowledge gaps in our understanding of ocean variability, climate regulation and ocean services, and to assess how the ocean will evolve as a result of climate change and intensified human exploitation.
CLASS will be delivered through an Atlantic focussed science programme, building on sustained ocean observation, world class model development and state of the art technology, delivered through Marine National Capability underpinning activities.
Funding
CLASS is a five-year project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The Project will be led by the National Oceanography Centre and is a collaboration with The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, and the Sea Mammal Research Unit, which will run between April 2018 and 2023.
Updates
CLASS cruise DY116 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) finally got underway at the beginning of November when the RRS Discovery set sail from Southampton. Originally...
Post date: 2020-11-20 15:05
A Round up of Discovery DY120 from the Chief Scientist, Stuart Cunningham, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
DY120 set out to complete work for the CLASS and UK OSNAP programmes, on a...
Post date: 2020-10-29 12:38
Author: Rachel Astell, RRS Discovery
So, I was asked “what is it like working on board a research ship from a crew’s perspective?”
Well, from a completely biased opinion, to put it plainly and simply...
So, I was asked “what is it like working on board a research ship from a crew’s perspective?”
Well, from a completely biased opinion, to put it plainly and simply...
Post date: 2020-10-28 09:36
Author: Lewis Drysdale (SAMS)
Who is responsible for the successes across the UK OSNAP program? Surely it must be the principal investigators and chief scientists who write the annual reviews,...
Who is responsible for the successes across the UK OSNAP program? Surely it must be the principal investigators and chief scientists who write the annual reviews,...
Post date: 2020-10-26 15:40
Author: Sam Jones, SAMS
We often think of the world’s oceans as discrete systems, operating independently from one another. In fact, they are so deeply interconnected it is more appropriate to think...
We often think of the world’s oceans as discrete systems, operating independently from one another. In fact, they are so deeply interconnected it is more appropriate to think...
Post date: 2020-10-21 11:38
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The Team National collaboration and world-class expertise
Project Team
Prof Angela Hatton
Principal Investigator
National Oceanography Centre
Prof Russell Wynn
NPG & Policy Engagement
National Oceanography Centre
Dr Penny Holliday
Science Coordinator
National Oceanography Centre
Jen Thomas
Project Manager
National Oceanography Centre
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Telephone: +44 (0)23 8059 6100
class@noc.ac.uk
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