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| | | | | | | ESA to attend COP15 Climate Conference
4 December 2009
| Derived from the TM3 three-dimensional chemical tranport model, this animation shows model results of the column-averaged methane volume mixing ratio (VMR) in parts per billion for the time period of August through November 2003. A University of Heidelberg and KNMI team compared these model results to actual SCIAMACHY methane observations during the same period, discovering unexpectedly high methane concentrations over tropical land regions. Note the particular high methane levels shown in the model above the Ganges plain in summer months.
Credits: University of Heidelberg/KNMI | |  |  | |
| | | | | 'Space for Earth, Understanding Climate Change from Space' is the title of an outdoor exhibition that ESA, in partnership with the Danish Ministry for Science, will maintain throughout COP15. Along with a selection of invaluable data on Earth’s climate, weather and environment, ESA exhibits a full-scale model of its CryoSat-2 satellite, scheduled for launch in February 2010 to monitor the thickness of the polar ice sheets and floating sea-ice.
Credits: ESA - Frank Roesner | | | | |
| | | | | Sea-level trends from satellite altimetry, October 1992 - January 2008. Change in sea-surface height is considered to be a primary indicator of global climate change.
Credits: CLS, LEGOS, CNES | | | | |
| | | | A European Response
| Envisat ASAR mosaic of the Arctic Ocean for early September 2007, clearly showing the most direct route of the Northwest Passage open (orange line) and the Northeast passage only partially blocked (blue line). The dark grey colour represents the ice-free areas, while green represents areas with sea ice.
Credits: ESA | | | | |
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