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    ESA > Our Activities > Observing the Earth > The Living Planet Programme > Campaigns

    News Archive

    03 Oct 2012 Could short wavelength radar reveal new views of Earth from space?
    04 Apr 2012 ESA and NASA join forces to measure Arctic sea ice
    29 Mar 2012 Checking CryoSat reveals rising Antarctic blue ice
    09 Dec 2011 Antarctic expedition checks CryoSat down-under
    02 Dec 2011 Antarctic ice sheet assures SMOS accuracy
    17 Oct 2011 Greenland and the Netherlands look
    to CryoSat for answers on ice
    25 May 2011 Sentinel-1 to offer new ways of monitoring crops from space
    11 May 2011 CryoSat Greenland camp receives royal guest
    19 Apr 2011 ESA–NASA collaboration furthers sea-ice research
    08 Apr 2011 ESA Arctic ice campaign takes off
    08 Apr 2011 Lapland campaign offers new insight into snow
    26 Nov 2010 Hudson Bay shoreline plays backdrop for snow mission experiment
    26 Oct 2010 Campaign reveals how forest change can be monitored from space
    13 Oct 2010 A new pair of glasses to view Earth
    20 Jul 2010 Scientists receive first CryoSat-2 data
    14 May 2010 New global network validates SMOS soil moisture data
    23 Apr 2010 ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's DC-8 star in Arctic cooperation
    26 Mar 2010 Campaign helps reveal secrets of upper atmosphere
    18 Mar 2010 Campaign over ice sheets tests Aeolus technology
    09 Mar 2010 Australian field campaign validates SMOS data
    28 Oct 2009 Finnish university and industry celebrate their contribution to SMOS
    09 Sep 2009 ESA campaign reveals glimpse of future Sentinel-3 imagery
    27 Aug 2009 ESA helps make summer in the city more bearable
    21 Aug 2009 ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest from space
    14 Jul 2009 New ESA sounder sees through ice to unveil Greenland bedrock
    10 Jul 2009 New SMOS validation instruments ready for action
    23 Apr 2009 A glimpse of future GMES Sentinel-1 radar images
    13 Jan 2009 High-altitude aircraft help unravel complexities of atmosphere
    22 Dec 2008 Scientists spend a white Christmas in Antarctica
    12 Dec 2008 Balloon over Brazil checks out pollutants in atmosphere
    03 Dec 2008 ESA tests laser to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide
    18 Nov 2008 Understanding snow in depth – ESA paves the way
    20 Oct 2008 ESA leads the way to map boreal forest
    11 Sep 2008 Physicist delivers Arctic snow-depth data in support of CryoSat
    17 Jul 2008 Satellite observations help lessen the effects of heat waves in urban areas
    06 Jun 2008 Successful dress rehearsal for SMOS validation
    23 May 2008 Arctic explorer delivers unique snow-depth data for CryoSat
    09 May 2008 Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch
    08 Apr 2008 Physicist contributes to CryoSat on trek to North Pole
    09 Nov 2007 In preparation for data from SMOS
    17 Oct 2007 Campaign imagery furthers Sentinel development
    21 Sep 2007 Preparing to measure snow with candidate Explorer CoReH2O
    23 Jul 2007 Joint campaign prepares for Sentinel-2 and FLEX
    12 Jun 2007 ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea-ice
    30 May 2007 Measuring forest biomass from space - ESA campaign tests BIOMASS mission
    19 Apr 2007 Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
    20 Mar 2007 IceSAR campaign provides glimpse of future Sentinel-1 images over ice
    09 Feb 2007 Preparing to monitor coniferous forests with Sentinel-2
    30 Jan 2007 MERIS chlorophyll data proves positive
    07 Dec 2006 First images from airborne version of SMOS
    10 Nov 2006 Airborne campaign tests new instrumentation for wildfire detection
    08 Nov 2006 ESA campaign leads the way for future monitoring of the Earth's vegetation
    30 Oct 2006 MERIS data on photosynthesis continues to prove accurate
    18 Sep 2006 SISTeR instrument installed on cruise ship helps Envisat validation
    17 Aug 2006 First images from Finnish radiometer support SMOS
    09 Aug 2006 Workshop on Antarctic sea-ice highlights need for CryoSat-2 mission
    24 Jul 2006 European airborne campaign simulates Sentinel imagery over land
    19 May 2006 Observing land surface temperatures from the AATSR
    08 May 2006 Via broadband from the Arctic
    05 May 2006 Polar explorers use satellite broadband to stay in touch
    03 May 2006 Joint Research Centre contributes to MERIS validation in the Adriatic
    28 Apr 2006 Climate Change students help CryoSat-2 Arctic campaign
    10 Apr 2006 SMOS and the art of wine making
    31 Jan 2006 Airborne version of SMOS instrument takes shape
    31 Jan 2006 Airborne and satellite radars record Frascati grape harvest
    19 Dec 2005 Sahara's edge studied from ground, air and space to improve water management
    05 Dec 2005 Preparing for data from SMOS
    05 Oct 2005 Dedicated SMOS campaign activities down under
    22 Sep 2005 Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
    24 Aug 2005 Antarctic DOMEX experiment contributes to SMOS mission preparations
    22 Jul 2005 Don Quixote's home shows way to future Earth Observation missions
    12 Jul 2005 Balloons launched over Equatorial Brazil validate Envisat
    01 Jul 2005 A new sensor developed by ESA could lead to a better understanding of the carbon cycle
    30 Jun 2005 A TASTE of Envisat atmospheric chemistry
    09 Jun 2005 About Campaigns
    03 May 2005 'Ships of Opportunity' contribute to MERIS validation
    18 Apr 2005 Ice-covered Baltic Sea proves ideal setting for final pre-launch CryoSat validation
    23 Feb 2005 Polar expedition contributes to ESA's ice mission CryoSat
    03 Feb 2005 Experimental radar provides 3-D forest view
    21 Dec 2004 Envisat data validation set to continue
    16 Dec 2004 Measuring fluorescence to understand the carbon cycle
    19 Oct 2004 Scientists complete experiments in the Arctic before CryoSat launch
    16 Aug 2004 Joint activity in Spain and space advances ESA's hyperspectral mission effort
    30 Jun 2004 Scientists confront the challenges of the Arctic in support of ESA's ice mission
    11 Jun 2004 ESA to sign agreement with Indonesian Ministry of Forestry
    08 Apr 2004 ASIRAS, a new ESA airborne instrument sees ice for the first time
    14 Oct 2003 Probing the clouds over the East China Sea in support of EarthCARE
    04 Sep 2003 Extreme experiments: a comprehensive plan to validate CryoSat in the Arctic and Antarctic is released
    01 Aug 2003 CHRIS/Proba takes lead in Spanish campaign to help hyperspectral sensor development
    07 May 2003 CryoSat validation highlights the challenges of working in the Arctic
    19 Dec 2002 CRYOVEX – first dedicated CryoSat validation campaign gets underway
    17 Dec 2002 Validation workshop offers upbeat assessment of Envisat’s instruments
    17 Dec 2002 SMOS Workshop in Toulouse
    22 Nov 2002 A busy time for the Envisat Validation Campaign
    14 Oct 2002 Strategies for Calibrating and Validating CryoSat now underway
    15 Sep 2002 ESA’s Water Vapour Lidar Experiment (WALEX) collects valuable data over the Atlantic
    13 Sep 2002 Measuring ice thickness over land and sea – the LaRA 2002 airborne campaign paves the way
    05 Sep 2002 Envisat Validation Campaign launches balloons over Sweden
    01 Aug 2002 Envisat Validation Campaign takes-off
    24 Jul 2002 SIFLEX – Measuring fluorescence under the midnight Sun
    31 May 2002 Scientists brave the cold carrying out the European Survey of Arctic Gravity Campaign
    18 Apr 2002 SIFLEX set to go ahead
    06 Mar 2002 Four Future Campaigns further the Earth Explorers programme
    19 Nov 2001 STARRS flying over Europe
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