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Evaluating EarthCARE retrievals using measured and model solar radiation
2025
An aim of the EarthCARE mission is to perform radiative closure assessments of cloud and aerosol properties, inferred using measurements from the EarthCARE instruments.
EarthCARE observes Polar Stratospheric Clouds
2024 - 2025
Data from ESA's EarthCARE mission were used in January 2025 to gain new insight into Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs)
EarthCARE’s Broadband Radiometer observes major thunderstorms in Spain
2025
This image shows how EarthCARE’s Level-1 B-SNG broadband radiometer (BBR) product captures the signal of a major convective system - a large cluster of thunderstorms that can bring severe weather such as strong winds, heavy rainfall and flooding - in the south of Spain on 11 March 2025.
Machu Picchu, Peru: As seen by Pléiades Neo
2023
The Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu is shown in this Pléiades Neo image from 2023.
Angkor Wat: As seen by SkySat and PlanetScope
2021 - 2023
These images, captured by Planet Labs’ PlanetScope and SkySat constellations in 2023 and 2021, respectively, show the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.
Esrange Space Centre, Sweden: As seen by ICEYE
2021
This image, acquired by ICEYE on 9 August 2021, is a Strip Mode Ground Range Detected (GRD) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) view of the Esrange Space Centre in Swedish Lapland, northern Sweden.
Deforestation in Kalimantan, Indonesia
2010 - 2021
These satellite images—one a near-infrared capture from GEOSAT-1 in 2010, the other a high-resolution (40 cm) panchromatic image from GeoEye-1 in 2021—depict a region in Kalimantan, Borneo, undergoing notable environmental transformation due to deforestation.
The Pyramids of Giza: As seen by Pléiades Neo and Vision-1
2020 - 2021
These images, acquired by the Pléiades Neo and Vision-1 satellites in 2021 and 2020, respectively, show the Pyramids of Giza near the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
The Colosseum of Rome: As seen by Pléiades Neo
2021
This image, acquired by Pléiades Neo in 2021, shows the Colosseum in Rome. This famous ampitheatre in Rome is the largest in the world and was constructed almost two thousand years ago.
Saint Vincent, Grenadine Islands: As seen by RapidEye
2021
This RapidEye image from 12 Feburary 2012 shows some of the Grenadine Islands.
Greenland Sea: As seen by COSMO-SkyMed
2020
This is a COSMO-SkyMed image of the Greenland Sea, acquired on 07 September 2020. The Greenland Sea is a body of water located north of the Atlantic Ocean, between Greenland and Iceland.
New Jersey, United States of America: As seen by ICEYE
2020
This image, acquired by ICEYE on 25 September 2020, is a Strip Mode Ground Range Detected (GRD) image of the New Jersey coastline in the United States.
Potomac River, Washington, D.C: As seen by ICEYE
2019
Captured by ICEYE in December 2019, this Strip Mode Ground Range Detected (GRD) image shows the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Valencia's Urban Evolution: A Satellite Perspective from 1984 to 2019
1984 - 2019
Track Valencia's urban evolution through satellite imagery from 1984 to 2019.
Athens' Urban Evolution: A Satellite Perspective from 1984 to 2014
1984 - 2019
Explore Athens' urban expansion from 1984 to 2019 through satellite imagery.
Venice lagoon: A Satellite Perspective from 1985 to 2019
1985 - 2019
Witness the evolution of Venice's defenses against high tides with satellite images from Landsat and Sentinel-2.
Istanbul's Urban Evolution: A Satellite Perspective from 1984 to 2019
1984 - 2019
Discover the transformation of southern Istanbul from 1984 to 2019 through satellite images.
Cape Town's Urban Evolution: A Satellite Perspective from 2000 to 2019
2000 - 2019
See the transformation of Sharm el-Sheikh through satellite imagery.
Melbourne's Evolution: A Satellite Perspective from 2007 to 2019
2007 - 2019
Explore urban transformations in Melbourne, Australia, through Sentinel-2 and Landsat 5 satellite images.
Rion-Antirion Bridge: A Satellite Perspective from 1999 to 2019
1999 - 2019
View the transformation of the Rion Antirion Bridge through Sentinel-2 and Landsat-7 satellite images.