Sentinel 3

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Sentinel-3 is a multi-instrument mission to measure sea-surface topography, sea- and land-surface temperature, ocean colour and land colour with high-end accuracy and reliability. The mission will support ocean forecasting systems, as well as environmental and climate monitoring.


Fires - a hot topic in the Mediterranean region	Where are the jellyfish?	Looking for great ocean garbage patches


El Niño - tracking a global climate phenomenon	Facing the renewable energy challenge	How clean is your favourite beach?


Europe's lakes and rivers monitored from space	Satellites support monitoring of Europe's green lungs	Monitoring restless super-volcanoes


Keeping Europe on the move	Food watch from space	How satellites track a mass killer


Satellites support sustainable fishing	The plague of toxic algae	How satellites can support space-based weather predictions


Copernicus supports storm monitoring	Improving flight safety with satellite data	A close-up view of big events


Satellites provide unique insight into our climate system	Up hill, down dale - satellites map Earth topography	Boosting economic growth with Copernicus


Monitoring climate change in the Arctic	Costa Concordia: Recovery operations assisted from space	Satellites help to design more habitable cities


Satellites reveal where Europe is running out of water	Europe's changing snow cover seen from space	Tracking a burning issue from space


Satellites support sustainable aquaculture development	Boosting food security from space

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Overview

Copernicus provides a unified system through which vast amounts of data are fed into a range of information services designed to benefit the environment, the way we live, humanitarian needs and support effective policy-making for a more sustainable future.Here are a few examples of the possible applications in different thematic areas.

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Land

Services relevant to the land environment include monitoring for water management, agriculture and food security, land-use change, forest monitoring, soil quality, urban planning and natural protection services.

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Marine environment

Services relevant to the marine environment include monitoring for marine safety and transport, oil-spill detection, water quality and the polar environment.

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Atmosphere

Services relevant to the atmosphere include monitoring for air quality and ultraviolet radiation forecasts, greenhouse gases and climate forcing.

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