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New query history and Time Series Processing features for cs2eo
New features have been added to the CryoSat data and information services platform cs2eo.
Dismissal of “ground” FTP account on CryoSat Cal/Val server
The "ground" FTP account on the CryoSat Cal/Val server will be dismissed on 23 September 2024.
CryoTEMPO Polar Ocean Baseline C data updated
The CryoTEMPO Polar Ocean Baseline C version 2 has now been generated and uploaded to the CryoSat science server. The new version will also be integrated into the CryoSat data platform cs2eo.
New Sea Ice and Snow Depth datasets, plus new geospatial coverage features on cs2eo
New features have been added to the CryoSat data platform cs2eo.
Feedback wanted on CryoSat data platform cs2eo
The data services platform cs2eo makes it easy to access, compare and download satellite altimetry data.
CryoSat data platform cs2eo features new interface and datasets
The latest updates to cs2eo, a high performance platform to access, compare and download datasets from CryoSat, ICESat-2, CRYO2ICE, CryoVEx, Cryo-TEMPO-EOLIS and Operation IceBridge, were released on 13 August.
Showcasing success stories from ESA's CryoSat mission
ESA's ice mission, CryoSat, was launched in 2010 and carried an advanced radar altimeter to measure Earth's cryosphere.
Issue with CryoTEMPO Polar Ocean Baseline C data and CryoTEMPO short downtime
An issue has been found with CryoTEMPO Polar Ocean Baseline C data, which provides sea level anomaly (SLA) and dynamic ocean topography (DOT) values over some stretches of land.
ERS ATSR fourth Reprocessing datasets available to users
The fourth Reprocessing of the ATSR L1B datasets derived from the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites have now been released to users by the European Space Agency (ESA).
ERS ATSR L1B Brightness Temperature/Radiance [ER1_AT_1_RBT / ER2_AT_1_RBT]
Band measurements with associated uncertainty estimates. The ERS-1/2 ATSR Level 1B Brightness Temperature/Radiance products (RBT) contain top of atmosphere (TOA) brightness temperature (BT) values for the infra-red channels and radiance values for the visible channels, when available, on a 1-km pixel grid. The visible channels are only available for the ATSR-2 instrument. Values for each channel and for the nadir and oblique views occupy separate NetCDF files within the Sentinel-SAFE format, along with associated uncertainty estimates. Additional files contain cloud flags, land and water masks, and confidence flags for each image pixel, as well as instrument and ancillary meteorological information. The ATSR-1 and ATSR-2 products [ER1_AT_1_RBT and ER2_AT_1_RBT], in NetCDF format stemming from the 4th ATSR reprocessing, are precursors of Envisat AATSR and Sentinel-3 SLSTR data. They have replaced the former L1B products [AT1_TOA_1P and AT2_TOA_1P] in Envisat format from the 3rd reprocessing. Users with Envisat-format products are recommended to move to the new Sentinel-SAFE like/NetCDF format products, and consult the ERS ATSR Product Notice Readme document. The processing updates that have been put in place and the expected scientific improvements for the ERS ATSR 4th reprocessing data have been outlined in full in the User Documentation for (A)ATSR 4th Reprocessing Products
Cryo-TEMPO gets new Summer Sea Ice product
CryoSat’s remarkable 14-year record of global ice and sea levels got another upgrade with the release of Cryo-TEMPO baseline C, which includes lots of new features and improvements.
New Ocean data and more boost CryoSat data platform
Eight new datasets have been added to the CS2EO platform to support, enhance, and simplify research using CryoSat data. They include the CryoSat Ocean Product, and the Cryo-TEMPO Land Ice, Sea Ice, Polar Ocean, Coastal Ocean and Inland Water datasets.
ESA's improved Earth system data records: what is in store for the future?
Fundamental Data Records (FDRs) are instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth systems and for addressing societal challenges effectively. These long-term records contain uncertainty-quantified, calibrated and geo-located multi-instrument/multi-platform satellite sensor data spanning several decades to support climate-related applications.
CS2EO
CS2EO is a data catalogue that allows users to easily and quickly combine and download airborne and spaceborne altimetry data from CryoSat-2, ICESat-2, CryoVEx, IceBridge and CryoTEMPO-EOLIS.
CryoSat swath data boosted with new glacier regions and gridded products
Additional products have been added to CryoTEMPO-EOLIS Baseline 2, increasing global coverage and adding to the range of available gridded data.
Announcement for CryoSat Quaternions Product users
CryoSat users who use the Quaternions Products should be aware that the method to access these products is changing.
CryoSat land ice data track destabilisation of Antarctic glacier
Even apparently stable glaciers in Antarctica are at risk of losing large quantities of ice due to warming seas. The warning comes after satellite data showed the Cadman glacier – previously stable for 50 years - retreated by 8 km between November 2018 and May 2021.
CryoSat safe and sound
A fuel leak aboard the CryoSat satellite threatened to bring the mission to an end in 2025 however operators at ESOC initiated a swap to a back-up system thus saving the satellite for years to come.
PROBA-V’s companion explores low-cost remote sensing
With the launch of PROBA-V’s Companion CubeSat (PV-CC), ESA supports a future where clusters of cheaper, small satellites could complement full-scale missions for Earth observation.
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.