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Wildfires in Los Angeles and San Diego (California), October 2007
View the wildfires in California through Envisat satellite images from October 2007.
Wildfires in Canary Islands (Spain) - July 2007
Discover satellite images captured by the Envisat satellite in July 2007, showcasing fires along the southwest coast of Tenerife Island.
Wildfire in Los Angeles (California), August 2009
See the wildfire that affected Los Angeles in 2009 through satellite imagery captured by the Envisat satellite.
WATS - Water Vapour and Temperature in the Troposphere and Stratosphere.pdf
This report describes the WATS mission, one of the candidate Earth Explorers in the second cycle in 2001.
WALES - Water Vapour Lidar Experiment in Space
This report describes the WALES mission, one of the candidate Earth Explorers in the second cycle in 2001.
Transforming space data into climate action
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
Tracking the world’s forests from space
As human activities continue to threaten the planet’s forests, data delivered by satellites are boosting global efforts to conserve these crucial natural resources.
The-Changing-Earth-New-Scientific-Challenges-for-ESAs-Living-Planet-Programme.pdf
This article is extracted from ESA Bulletin Nr. 129.
SPARC
ESA's SPectra bARrax Campaign (SPARC) activity was part of the preparatory study for a proposed ESA Earth Explorer mission called SPECTRA. The objective was to collect a CHRIS/PROBA reference dataset for SPECTRA-related studies.
Space data support Earth’s ecosystems
ESA’s Earth observation (EO) missions are making a critical contribution to monitoring transformations in our planet’s ecosystems, helping track changes in the vegetation, soil, and ocean that affect these systems.
Satellite-radar-in-agriculture-Experience-with-ERS-1.pdf
This document has been prepared by an ESA Specialist Panel charged with the task of reviewing research work and progress so far, and making recommendations for future developments and integration of satellite radar data into operational crop monitoring systems.
Satellite-Data-in-Hydrology-Experience-with-ERS.pdf
This document is aimed at both current and potential users of ERS data in hydrology. It demonstrates the existing uses of ERS data in this field, considers the potential for further development and examines the issues effecting hydrological application of ERS data specifically.
Petermann Glacier (Greenland), 2010
View the journey of a ice island that calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier in August 2010.
New reprocessing of datasets celebrates 30 years of ERS
The ERS programme celebrated its 30th anniversary on 17 July. Today, we are still exploiting ERS data and experts continue to work on improving the altimeter, radiometer and SAR data the programme acquired.
MERIS and (A)ATSR Workshop 2005
Proceedings of the MERIS and (A)ATSR Workshop held from 26-30 September 2005 at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy
Mapping-Forest-Fire-Damage-with-Envisat.pdf
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 120 and describes how remote sensing from space (and ESA's ENVISAT environment satellite, launched in March 2002, in particular) is suitable for forest-fire-related studies.
Looking-after-Water-in-Africa-ESAs-TIGER-Initiative.pdf
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 117 anddescribes the TIGER initiative, a direct follow up of ESA'sengagement in the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on SustainableDevelopment: the project is aimed to offer to developing countriestechnology to monitor from space the water resources.
Learn more about Envisat MERIS Full Resolution Level-1 data
Learn more about the Envisat MERIS Level 1 products in our latest infographic.
Introducing Mirko Albani
In this short introduction, ESA's Heritage Missions Programme Manager describes what he likes most about ESA's long term archive of satellite mission data and his role in the programme.