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Discover the latest news on the European Space Agency's Earth Observation activities. Learn all about new data availability and how ESA's missions are performing.
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News - General News
News - General News
Mission continuity
Long-term availability of Earth observation data from a given instrument is crucial to many data users and their research—but just how does it work?
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News - General News
News - General News
New SMOS sea surface wind speed products now available
The SMOS Wind Data Service provides, in near real time (NRT), surface wind speed over the ocean derived from the brightness temperature measurements of SMOS.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Space is key to monitoring ocean acidification
The UN World Meteorological Organization announced that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached yet another milestone.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Can oceans turn the tide on the climate crisis?
As we pump more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the world is warming at an alarming rate, with devastating consequences.
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News - Operational News
News - Operational News
Updated Precise Orbit data (POD) for the full ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission available
The Precise Orbit files (ERS.ORB.POD) for the entire ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission periods have been reprocessed with up-to-date standards.
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News - Operational News
News - Operational News
ERS-1 Scatterometer L2 dataset processed with ASPS v10.04 is available online
The reprocessed dataset together with corresponding ERS-2 data is now available.
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News - General News
News - General News
SMOS joins forces with top weather forecasting system
Measurements from SMOS mission are being integrated into ECMWF's forecasting system, allowing for accurate description of water content in soil.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
A quarter of glacier ice in West Antarctica is now unstable
Scientists have discovered warming ocean waters have caused ice to thin so rapidly that 24% of glacier ice in West Antarctica is now affected.
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News - General News
News - General News
New potential for tracking severe storms
SMOS is helping to accurately forecast and track extreme weather.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Mapping salty waters
The length and precision with which climate scientists can track the salinity, or saltiness, of the oceans is set to improve dramatically.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
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News - Operational News
News - Operational News
Envisat-ERS (A)SAR - Enhanced Dissemination Service
ESA is pleased to announce the release of several new features as part of the ESA On-The-Fly data processing and dissemination service.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Satellite Radar Altimetry: past and future
Satellite radar altimetry measurements yield a wealth of information that can be used for a wide range of applications.
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News - General News
News - General News
World Water Week: ESA's role in easing water scarcity
Water over exploitation and pollution presents many challenges - forum promotes collaborative action to help solve the looming water crisis.
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News - General News
News - General News
Sentinel-1 warns of refugee island flood risk
Bangladesh government proposing a vulnerable low-lying island as a relocation site for thousands, Sentinel-1 data shows site unsuitable.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Proba-1 sets new record
Originally designed as a two-year mission and launched 22 October 2001, Proba-1 is still going strong, providing valuable hyper-spectral data.