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SMOS water mission turns hurricane hunter

10 February 2012 ESA’s Earth Explorers have again shown how they are surpassing expectations. Designed to map soil moisture and ocean salinity, the versatile SMOS satellite has demonstrated that it can also offer unique information to improve hurricane forecasts.

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Rockot to launch two Sentinel satellites

9 February 2012 ESA and Eurockot today signed contracts for launching two ESA satellites: Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-3A will fly in 2013 on Rockot vehicles from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia for Europe’s GMES programme.

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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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Satellites detect abundance of fresh water in the Arctic Preparations under way for IGARSS 2012 Ice data at your fingertips CryoSat ice satellite rides new waves SMOS versatility offers sea ice mapping SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip

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