The water cycle is intensifying as the world warms, bringing heavier downpours and longer droughts.
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Scottish Association for Marine Science
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is one of Europe’s leading marine science research organisations and one of the oldest oceanographic organisations in the world. Sited beside Dunstaffnage Castle, in Argyll, Scotland, the institute carries out advanced research in the marine environment, including polar research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
SAMS is a centre for marine research in the fields of marine processes and climate change, renewable energy, the Arctic, marine prosperity and sustainability, and mining impacts. SAMS hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa.
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Deputy Manager Biotoxin Monitoring Programme, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Principal Investigator in fisheries and plankton ecology, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Invasives, Head of SAMS-United Nations University Associate Institute, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Research Associate Climate Change Ecology, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Honorary Research Fellow, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Researcher in Ecology, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Professor of Ocean Circulation and Climate, Scottish Association for Marine Science
