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Release of new Envisat SCIAMACHY reprocessed data
25 July 2024
ESA's Envisat SCIAMACHY mission, which ended operations in 2012, continues to yield valuable scientific insights through ongoing data reprocessing efforts.
Aeolus fourth Reprocessing Campaign Data published
22 May 2024
The Aeolus mission has released its latest data update, Baseline 16, encompassing operations from June 28, 2019, to October 4, 2022.
EarthCARE pre-launch science workshop a success
19 Dec 2023
Held between 13 and 17 November 2023, in ESA’s Earth Observation facility in Frascati, Italy, the ESA-JAXA pre-launch EarthCARE science and validation workshop brought together nearly 250 participants, representing a vibrant worldwide scientific community that is eagerly awaiting the mission’s launch.
Aeolus wind data boosts innovative new global wind comparison tool
19 Dec 2023
A new system for comparing wind data from multiple observing platforms, including ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite, puts global wind data - and the tools needed to analyse them - all in one place.
Update for the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor configuration
5 Dec 2023
An updated configuration of the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor was deployed at the IFREMER and ESA operational ground segment on 4th December 2023.
Aeolus data and lessons learned: what happens next for ESA’s wind mission?
2 Nov 2023
The Aeolus satellite returned to Earth on 28 July 2023, in an assisted reentry that marked the end of nearly five years in space. For scientists working with Aeolus data, however, the mission lives on.
Last call for EarthCARE workshop abstracts
23 June 2023
The abstract submission deadline for the EarthCARE Pre-Launch Science and Validation Workshop is just a week away. If you would like to present your work at the workshop, submit your abstract by 10 July.
SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed products back to nominal dissemination
23 May 2023
Following a pause in the dissemination of SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed data on 2 May, the processor has now been updated and nominal dissemination has resumed.
Submit your abstracts for EarthCARE Pre-Launch Science and Validation Workshop
11 May 2023
Invitations are now open for the EarthCARE Pre-Launch Science and Validation Workshop, which will take place at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, from 13 to 17 November.
The divine keeper of the winds retires
24 Apr 2023
ESA’s fifth Earth Explorer - Aeolus - is due to retire soon, but will provide fully nominal data up to the end of operations on 30 April.
Scientists to showcase value of Earth observation data at EGU
21 Apr 2023
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.
New Aeolus Processing Baseline 16 now activated
20 Apr 2023
The new Aeolus processing baseline 16 was activated on Tuesday 18 April 2023.
Improved Aeolus Rayleigh-cloudy winds product now available
20 Apr 2023
An improved Aeolus product is now available: Rayleigh channel winds measured in atmospheric conditions with clouds and/or dense aerosol, known as Rayleigh-cloudy winds.
Improved Aeolus wind data now available
20 Dec 2022
ESA’s Aeolus mission continues to advance weather forecasting with further data improvements, thanks to a third reprocessing campaign.
Aeolus NRT FM-A public data available after instrument switch over
30 Nov 2022
The Aeolus ALADIN FM-A instrument switch-on and its commissioning have been successfully completed.
Aeolus third Reprocessing Campaign Data published
23 Nov 2022
Data from the Aeolus 3rd reprocessing campaign, covering the sensing period from 31 August 2018 to 16 June 2019, relevant to the first period of operations of the ALADIN Flight Model A instrument is available for browsing and download.
Highlights from Living Planet Symposium
13 June 2022
As remote sensing scientists and data-users from around the world converged at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS) in Bonn recently, a common thread was evident in many scientific sessions and meetings – the right environmental data can accelerate our understanding of the rapid changes in Earth’s system.
Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium
26 May 2022
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).
Exploring the prevailing achievements and future directions of Aeolus
14 Apr 2022
A tight-knit community of European remote sensing experts converged on the Italian island of Sicily last month to discuss how the strong success of ESA’s Aeolus mission is shaping scientists’ understanding of the winds that sweep across the planet.
Launch of Aeolus VRE
23 Mar 2022
The Aeolus Virtual Research Environment (VRE) is a cloud service, which provides users with a web-based development environment in the form of a JupyterLab workspace.