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Earth from Space: A southern summer bloom
Submitted by staff on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 00:47
ShareThisIn this Envisat image, a phytoplankton bloom swirls a figure-of-8 in the South Atlantic Ocean about 600 km east of the Falkland Islands.
Preparations under way for IGARSS 2012
Submitted by staff on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 02:01
ShareThisOne of the biggest conferences on geoscience and remote sensing will be held this summer in Europe. The deadline for abstract submissions for the July symposium is fast approaching.
Ice data at your fingertips
Submitted by staff on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 01:12
ShareThisDiscover ESA’s ice mission, track it in real time and obtain the latest measurements with the new CryoSat application. CryoSat is measuring the thickness of polar sea ice and monitoring changes in the ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica.
Watch the replay: 'Arid Arabia' on the Earth from Space programme
Submitted by staff on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 01:47
ShareThisDiscover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CET for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
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CryoSat ice satellite rides new waves
Submitted by staff on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 04:37
ShareThisESA’s CryoSat mission has been gathering detailed information on the thickness of Earth’s ice since its launch in 2010. Through international collaboration, this state-of-the-art mission is soon to be used to monitor conditions at sea for marine forecasting.
Earth observation empowers African scientists to improve water management
Submitted by staff on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 06:00
ShareThisWith many African countries suffering from a lack of water, ESA’s TIGER initiative has built capacity to map this precious resource. This new knowledge is making a practical difference and paving the way to sustainable water management practices.
SMOS versatility offers sea ice mapping
Submitted by staff on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 00:48
ShareThisESA’s SMOS mission is proving to be extremely versatile. Not only does this pioneering satellite offer crucial data on soil moisture and ocean salinity, but it can also map the thickness of ice floating in the polar seas.
Two GMES satellites to be launched on Europe’s new Vega rocket
Submitted by staff on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 08:17
ShareThisESA and Arianespace have signed contracts for the launches of two of ESA’s Sentinel satellites. Arianespace will launch Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-3B on Europe’s new Vega rocket from French Guiana.
Watch the replay: ‘Indus River’ on the Earth from Space programme
Submitted by staff on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 01:47
ShareThisDiscover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CET for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
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SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip
Submitted by staff on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 03:35
ShareThisESA’s SMOS satellite is designed to observe soil moisture and ocean salinity, but this innovative mission is showing that it can also offer new insight into Earth’s carbon and methane cycles by mapping soil as it freezes and thaws.
