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Heritage data provide insight into Alpine landslides
30 May 2024
Using radar data from ESA’s Envisat, ERS and Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites, scientists have shown how satellite radar interferometry can shed light on landslide processes in the Swiss Alps.
Beyond cloud nine: 10 reasons to be excited about EarthCARE
27 May 2024
With the launch of EarthCARE, ESA’s most complex Earth Explorer satellite yet, clouds, aerosols and radiation are about to become a whole lot clearer – at least scientifically.
Improving air quality monitoring with inter-agency cooperation
16 May 2024
As urban area’s expand, our planet grapples with a relentless environmental challenge: air pollution. Remote sensing satellites play a critical role in monitoring air pollution, and a constellation of three geostationary ultraviolet-visible satellite instruments will soon be in orbit to revolutionise the way scientists observe air quality.
Ten years of Swarm data help reveal processes in Earth’s core
26 Mar 2024
The tenth birthday of ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation has been a game changer for research into Earth’s magnetic field and core dynamics, as set out by an ESA-funded project.
SMOS data reveal ecosystems' resistance to drought
24 May 2023
Climate change is rapidly altering the world’s ecosystems, causing extreme weather conditions, such as droughts, to become increasingly frequent. Understanding the factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience to extreme events is vital to develop more effective strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Aeolus enhances volcanic ash forecasts for aviation safety
23 May 2023
A new study, using wind data from ESA’s Aeolus mission, highlights the importance of using satellite missions like Aeolus to improve volcanic ash forecasting and ensure aviation safety in the future.
ESA facilitates access to greenhouse gas data
24 May 2022
Canadian company GHGSat Inc., which offers high-resolution remote sensing of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality gas, and other trace gas emissions from any point sources in the world, is now an ESA Third Party Mission.
Living Planet Symposium showcases Pléiades Neo data
23 May 2022
This week, the community of Earth observation data users gather at the Living Planet Symposium to explore the latest progress in Earth observation satellites and data.
New one-stop-shop for ESA and NASA altimetry data
19 May 2022
cs2eo.org is a free, easy-to-use portal to explore, combine and download airborne and spaceborne altimetry data from CryoSat-2, ICESat-2, CryoVEx, IceBridge and CryoTEMPO-EOLIS.
Vision-1 to enable cutting-edge science and spur innovation
17 May 2022
Vision-1 – which is the result of a collaboration between Airbus Defence and Space and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) – provides sub-metric imagery to support activities across many industries, including urban planning, agricultural monitoring, land classification, natural resource management and disaster monitoring.
Around the world in eight balloons with Strateole-2
26 May 2020
Strateole-2 is a French-US project supported by ESA that uses CNES superpressure balloons drifting around the globe to study the climate processes in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) and the lower stratosphere, helping Aeolus validation activities along the way.
Forty years of heritage data highlight warming European lakes
19 May 2020
In the last decade, climate change has taken centre stage in both the public and scientific arenas, as increasingly extreme weather and human impact on the environment have become more apparent.
Mapping salty waters
14 May 2019
The length and precision with which climate scientists can track the salinity, or saltiness, of the oceans is set to improve dramatically.
ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
13 May 2019
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
Odin celebrates 18 years in orbit
6 Mar 2019
ESA is proud to celebrate the excellent long-lasting performance of the Swedish-led Odin mission.
Methane and ozone data products from Copernicus Sentinel-5P
4 Mar 2019
Sentinel-5P used to produce global maps of atmospheric gases, methane and ozone, to give insight into where these gases are coming from.
Spotlight on sea-level rise
25 Sept 2018
Scientists to share findings on how satellite has revealed changes in the height of the sea, ice, inland bodies of water and more.
Special CryoSat issue in Advances in Space Research journal
11 Sept 2018
A special issue of the Advances in Space Research journal dedicated to CryoSat is available to download.
Satellite data allows real-time detection of potential fires
9 Aug 2018
A pilot Fire Detection Service, based on real-time processing of Landsat-8 data being assessed within the framework of ESA's Earthnet Programme.
How scientists are unlocking the potential of SAOCOM
14 Mar 2024
A team of scientists has drawn on SAOCOM data to measure the heights of forests in Argentina, marking the first time that tree canopies have been mapped using the two-satellite constellation.