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  • News - Data Release news

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    FDR4ALT - ESA unveils new cutting-edge ERS/Envisat Altimeter and Microwave Radiometer Datasets

    The European Space Agency (ESA) has developed a comprehensive suite of innovative Earth system data records as part of the Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry project - FDR4ALT.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Land Ice Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_LI]

    This is the Land Ice Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing estimates of ice sheet surface elevation and associated uncertainties. The collection covers data for three different missions: ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat, and based on Level 1 data coming from previous reprocessing (ERS REAPER and the Envisat V3.0) but taking into account the improvements made at Level 0/Level 1 in the frame of FDR4ALT (ALT FDR). The Land Ice TDP focuses specifically on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, providing these data in different files. For many aspects, the Land Ice Level 2 and Level 2+ processing is very innovative: Improved relocation approach correcting for topographic effects within the beam footprint to identify the Point of Closest Approach Homogeneous timeseries of surface elevation measurements at regular along-track reference nodes. The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Inland Waters Thematic Data Product [ALT_TDP_IW]

    This is the Inland Waters Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing improved Water Surface Height (WSH) data record from the ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat missions estimated using the ICE1 retracking range for its better performance on the hydro targets. The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • Data - EO Sign In Authentication (Open)

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    Atmospheric Thematic Data Product [MWR_TDPATM]

    This is the Atmospheric Thematic Data Product (TDP) V1 resulting from the ESA FDR4ALT project and containing Total Column Water Vapour (TCWV), Cloud Liquid Water Path (LWP), Atmospheric Attenuation of the altimeter backscattering coefficient at Ku-band (AttKu), and Wet Tropospheric Correction (WTC), retrieved from observations of the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instruments flown on-board the ERS-1, and ERS-2, and Envisat satellites. Compared to existing datasets, the Atmospheric TDP demonstrates notable improvements in several aspects: Improved temporal coverage, especially for ERS-2 Improved L0 -> 1 processing Two different corrections are provided based on a neural network retrieval or on a 1D-VAR approach The FDR4ALT products are available in NetCDF format. Free standard tools for reading NetCDF data can be used. Information for expert altimetry users is also available in a dedicated NetCDF group within the products. Please consult the FDR4ALT Product User Guide before using the data. The FDR4ALT datasets represent the new reference data for the ERS/Envisat altimetry missions, superseding any previous mission data. Users are strongly encouraged to make use of these datasets for optimal results.

  • News - Success Stories

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    Trailblazing ERS-2 mission enables climate change applications

    As ESA’s ERS-2 satellite approaches Earth’s atmosphere for reentry, it’s time to reflect on the mission’s great achievements in powering climate-related applications.

  • News - Thematic area articles

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    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.

  • News - Events and Proceedings

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    Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium

    Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).

  • News - Spotlight on EO community

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    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.

  • Activity - Projects

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    Dragon 2 Cooperation Programme

    The Dragon 2 Programme focussed on the exploitation of ESA, ESA's Third Party Missions and Chinese Earth observation data for science and applications development in land, ocean and atmospheric applications.

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 12 May 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 05 May 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 14 Apr 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 07 Apr 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 21 Apr 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 28 Apr 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 08 Jul 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 30 Jun 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 02 Jun 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 26 May 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report

  • Document - Quality Report

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    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report 16 Jun 2002

    ERS-2 AMI-SAR/AMI-Scatterometer Weekly Report