Something in the air?

CONTEÚDO ARQUIVADO 12 MAI. 2006 847

Climate experts discuss the state of the atmosphere and compare satellite data.

The atmosphere took centre stage at a five-day conference held by ESA in Frascati, Italy, with 250 scientists presenting and comparing results from ongoing atmospheric research from ESA’s Envisat satellite.

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CONTEÚDO ARQUIVADO: 05 MAI. 2006

ESA to host Atmospheric Science Conference

ESA is holding a five-day Europhysics Conference at its ESRIN facilities in Frascati, Italy, from 8-12 May 2006, for data users, scientists and students working in the field of remote sensing of the atmosphere.

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CONTEÚDO ARQUIVADO: 10 ABR. 2006

Satellite instrument helps tackle mysteries of ozone-eating clouds

Polar stratospheric clouds have become the focus of many research projects in recent years due to the discovery of their role in ozone depletion, but essential aspects of these clouds remain a mystery. MIPAS, an instrument onboard ESA’s Envisat, is allowing scientists to gain information about these clouds necessary for modelling ozone loss.

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CONTEÚDO ARQUIVADO: 01 SET. 2005

Breath of the dragon: ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China's air quality

China's spectacular economic growth during the last decade has brought many benefits – and some challenges. Global atmospheric mapping of nitrogen dioxide pollution performed by ERS-2's GOME and Envisat's SCIAMACHY reveals the world's largest amount of NO2 hanging above Beijing and northeast China, as reported in Nature this week.

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CONTEÚDO ARQUIVADO: 11 OUT. 2004

Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY

Based on 18 months of Envisat observations, this high-resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide pollution makes clear just how human activities impact air quality.

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