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CryoSat - ESA's ice mission
CryoSat breaks the ice with ocean currents
 
6 February 2012   Ocean measurements from ESA’s CryoSat mission are being exploited by the French space agency CNES to provide global ocean observation products in near-real time. Understanding sea-surface currents is important for marine industries and protecting ocean environments.
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Ice data at your fingertips
 
4 January 2012   Discover 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.
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22 December 2011   CryoSat ice satellite rides new waves
9 December 2011   Antarctic expedition checks CryoSat down-under
17 October 2011   CryoSat rocking and rolling
17 October 2011   Greenland and the Netherlands look
to CryoSat for answers on ice
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