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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.

  • News - Events and Proceedings

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    27 Sept 2023

    2nd SMOS for Space Weather Workshop

    The 2nd Workshop on SMOS for Space Weather will take place on 27th October 2023, hosted by the Space Weather Group of the University of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain).

  • News - Data Release news

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    20 Sept 2023

    Global glacier mass change data now available from CryoSat

    Measuring glacier mass changes from space is more accurate and comprehensive thanks to the CryoTEMPO-EOLIS CryoSat swath data products, which now cover glaciers worldwide.

  • News - Data Release news

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    18 Sept 2023

    CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data - Update

    Previously, quality checks of the Ice Baseline-E reprocessing products observed a discrepancy in the metadata of products with incremented version numbers (E002, E003).

  • News - Operational News

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    13 Sept 2023

    CryoSat Orbit under Investigation

    A difference has been noticed between CryoSat predicted and actual orbits.

  • News - Success Stories

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    31 Aug 2023

    New CryoSat data to boost understanding of the oceans

    A new CryoSat sea level anomaly product designed to enable ocean science and the development of operational marine applications has been released.

  • News - Success Stories

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    30 Aug 2023

    Synergy of space data helps modernise irrigation systems

    The growing demands on agriculture, coupled with the climate crisis, are pressurising Earth’s valuable freshwater resources and making assessment of water practices ever more important.

  • News - Data Release news

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    24 Aug 2023

    Envisat MIPAS data now available on new ESA Dissemination Server

    The latest reprocessed Envisat MIPAS Level 1 and Level 2 datasets have now been migrated from simple FTP access to the new Online Dissemination service for ESA Heritage Missions (HM) Atmospheric data.

  • News - Data Release news

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    28 July 2023

    CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data - Update

    Quality checks of the Ice Baseline-E reprocessing products have observed a discrepancy in the metadata of products with incremented version numbers.

  • News - General News

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    17 July 2023

    SMOS Tools updates

    Updates for two SMOS tools have been released, offering new features and improvements.

  • News - Spotlight on EO community

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    4 July 2023

    An overview of the SMOS mission

    In this video, Klaus Scipal - Biomass and SMOS Mission Manager - talks about ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission.

  • News - Success Stories

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    29 June 2023

    ESA missions help to reveal worldwide lake water loss trend

    Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation are depleting more than half of the world’s biggest lakes of water, according to a ground-breaking analysis that drew on three decades of satellite data.

  • News - Spotlight on EO community

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    20 June 2023

    Introducing the Biomass and SMOS Mission Manager

    In this video, Klaus Scipal describes his role as Mission Manager of Biomass and SMOS, and what he enjoys about his involvement with these dedicated science missions.

  • News - Data Release news

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    16 June 2023

    New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data – Available now!

    The CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessing campaign is now complete.

  • News - Events and Proceedings

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    1 June 2023

    GLOC 2023: Democratising data access key to climate action

    The need for easy access to remote sensing data and making them more digestible to the local user community, were take home messages from the first Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC), held in Oslo, Norway, last week.

  • News - Success Stories

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    24 May 2023

    SMOS data reveal ecosystems' resistance to drought

    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.

  • News - Infographics

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    4 May 2023

    Key facts about SMOS Level-1 and Level-2 science data

    Learn about data products from the SMOS mission in our latest infographic.

  • News - Operational News

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    3 May 2023

    New CryoSat Geographical Mode Mask v5.0 now in operation

    On 01 May 2023 a new acquisition mask, Geographical Mode Mask v5.0, was put in operation to tackle new scientific challenges and to support the future Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) mission. The previous mask v4.0 had been in operation since 2019.

  • News - Success Stories

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    28 Apr 2023

    ESA missions deliver new long-term perspective on sea ice decline

    A 29-year timeseries of polar sea ice thickness and volume that draws on altimetry data from a succession of ESA missions has been presented at the European Geoscience Union general assembly.

  • News - Thematic area articles

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    25 Apr 2023

    Remote sensing data map impacts of natural hazards

    As climate change increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, remote sensing data can warn about extreme events and help tackle emergency situations.

  • News - Events and Proceedings

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    21 Apr 2023

    Scientists to showcase value of Earth observation data at EGU

    Remote sensing scientists are getting ready to present innovative and exciting applications of satellite data at the European Geosciences Union general assembly which will take place from 24 to 28 April in Vienna, Austria.