Il bello e il brutto tempo


Low-ozone event over Northern Hemisphere on 31 January 2002
 
From 28 to 30 January 2002 a pronounced Streamer Event associated with the atmospheric circulation pattern transported subtropical air masses over Europe. The injection of these air masses mainly into the lower stratosphere led to low ozone total column values, especially over southern Spain , France and Germany.
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Envisat in orbit
 
Envisat is scheduled for a launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in March 2002. The satellite will lift off from Europe’s launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.

Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)
 
Meteosat Second Generation: The MSG-1 Structural and Thermal Model (STM) during the integration and transport to the LSS for thermal vacuum testing at ESA/ESTEC

storm clouds seen frrm the ISS
 
A mass of storm clouds was captured on film from the International Space Station (ISS) by the Expedition 1 crew members. The picture, made with an Electrical Still Camera (ESC), was the first Earth observation still image downlinked by the three-man crew.
Image: NASA



Release date: 11 Febbraio 2002