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June 2015 :

This month we are presenting several recent results at international conferences, a Sea Level workshop in Mallorca, Spain [https://slrmallorca.wordpress.com] and the IUGG 2015 [http://www.iugg2015prague.com].

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May 2015 :

May 2015: A reassessment of the satellite altimeter record of global mean sea level rise has just been published in Nature Climate Change. The paper can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2635, a commentary on the paper http://theconversation.com/sea-level-is-rising-fast-but-is-it-getting-faster-39253 and our dedicated page with a plot of refined sea level [here].

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April 2015 :

EUMETSAT, NOAA, CNES and NASA announce : JASON-3 satellite to be launched in 2015. It will ensure a continuity to the Reference Sea Level Missions Topex/Poseidon (1992-2002), JASON-1(2001-2009) and JASON-2 (2008-present). See : http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/jason-3/

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December 2014 :

2014, one of the hotest years on record , World Meteorological Organisation :

https://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_1009_en.html

commented by CSIRO Oceans and Atmoshpere Flagship Science Director :

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/world-is-heating-up-and-the-oceans-are-rising-csiro-confirms-20141204-11zd8g.html

and also the State of the Climate 2014 :

http://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/Climate/Understanding/State-of-the-Climate-2014.aspx

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	Jason-3 mission is planned for launch in 2015. This will be the follow-on to the extremely successful TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2 missions. Launch is expected to be in July 2015.
	GFO mission comes to an end. The GFO (GEOSAT Follow On) mission has now come to an end. On the 25^th of November, 2008 we were advised that an extra burn had been completed and that fuel was fully depleted before completion of a maximum burn period. Altitude was reduced to below that required to enable atmospheric re-entry within 25 years which is the de-orbit requirement. Commands were sent to safe the satellite (deplete batteries, turn off transmitters, etc.). GFO is now just a life-less mass in space. It is expected that the US Navy will be launching a GFO follow on in the near future.
	Jason-2 (the follow-on mission to Jason-1) was successfully launched on the 20th of June, 2008. Click here for more information about the Jason-2 mission (external link)
	[August 2007] The Tasmanian State Government released an updated report on Tasmanian Coastal Vulnerability, 2nd edition, (the "Sharples" report).
	The French Transportable Laser Ranging System (FTLRS) was deployed in Burnie from the 1^st of December 2007 to the 18^th of April 2008. The data is currently being worked on. The picture shows the FTLRS installed in Corsica (click image for larger view)
	The World Climate Research Programme held a workshop on Understanding sea level Rise and Variability in Paris in 2006. See the conference statement for a brief summary.

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