Climate – the hot topic in Doha06 December 2012
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Climate – the hot topic in Doha06 December 2012 ESA joined international delegates in Doha, Qatar, to discuss how satellite observations show our planet’s most sensitive areas reacting to climate change – and how this information is useful to the people living there.
Snow cover hits record lows03 December 2012
Snow cover hits record lows03 December 2012 Santa Claus may someday need wheels for his sleigh – satellites show a decreasing amount of snow in the Northern Hemisphere.
Clearest evidence yet of polar ice losses30 November 2012
Clearest evidence yet of polar ice losses30 November 2012 After two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date. This study finds that the combined rate of ic...
Integrating Earth observation data21 November 2012
Integrating Earth observation data21 November 2012 The world looks different through each individual’s eyes – and the same goes for satellites. An ESA team is working on merging these different ‘perspectives’ to produce more accurate satellite data products on our changing lands.
Norwegian Sea’s ups and downs20 November 2012
Norwegian Sea’s ups and downs20 November 2012 An anticlockwise rotation of sea-surface height patterns has been observed near Norway’s west coast. Archived data from radar altimeters on the ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat satellites show the wave-like motion around the centre of the Lofoten Basin. The...
CryoSat hits land21 December 2012
CryoSat hits land21 December 2012 ESA’s ice mission is now giving scientists a closer look at oceans, coastal areas, inland water bodies and even land, reaching above and beyond its original objectives.
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