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ESA data dissemination service maintenance on 18 and 19 November 2020
A software maintenance activity affecting various instances of ESA’s data dissemination service infrastructure has been planned on 18 and 19 November 2020.
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News - General News
News - General News
ESA’s Earth Observation Catalogue and its services
EO-CAT is the EO Catalogue tool allowing users to search ESA and Third Party Mission collections.
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News - Operational News
News - Operational News
ESA OTF dissemination - Maintenance on 23 July 2020
A software maintenance activity affecting the On-The-Fly (OTF) ESA data dissemination service infrastructure has been planned on 23 July 2020.
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News - Operational News
News - Operational News
SMOS dissemination maintenance on 18 June 2020
Due to a scheduled software maintenance activity, the SMOS data dissemination service will be unavailable on Thursday 18 June 2020, from 09:00 to 11:00 CEST
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News - General News
New Earth Online Newsletter
Stay up to date with the latest news in our newsletter.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Earth Day: taking the pulse of our planet
While news of COVID-19 dominates headlines and many of us practice social distancing, there still remains the need for action on climate change - and satellites are vital in providing the key facts on this global issue.
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News - General News
New SMOS sea surface wind speed products now available
The SMOS Wind Data Service provides, in near real time (NRT), surface wind speed over the ocean derived from the brightness temperature measurements of SMOS.
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Over 500K downloads for ESA's SNAP toolbox
Reflecting the growing use of Earth observation, a software toolbox that provide users with the tools they need to process satellite data has been downloaded more than 500,000 times in less than five years.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
New maps of salinity reveal the impact of climate variability on oceans
Since the saltiness of ocean surface waters is a key variable in the climate system, understanding how this changes is important.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Space is key to monitoring ocean acidification
The UN World Meteorological Organization announced that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached yet another milestone.
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Revealing interior temperature of Antarctic ice sheet
As ESA's SMOS satellite celebrates 10 years in orbit, yet another result has been added to its list of successes. This remarkable satellite mission has shown that it can be used to measure how the temperature of the Antarctic ice sheet changes with depth – and it's much warmer deep down.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
Can oceans turn the tide on the climate crisis?
As we pump more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the world is warming at an alarming rate, with devastating consequences.
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SMOS joins forces with top weather forecasting system
Measurements from SMOS mission are being integrated into ECMWF's forecasting system, allowing for accurate description of water content in soil.
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New potential for tracking severe storms
SMOS is helping to accurately forecast and track extreme weather.
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News - Scientific Highlights
Mapping salty waters
The length and precision with which climate scientists can track the salinity, or saltiness, of the oceans is set to improve dramatically.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
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News - General News
Satellites key to addressing water scarcity
Today is World Water Day, it underscores the importance of freshwater and promotes sustainable management.
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News - Scientific Highlights
News - Scientific Highlights
How much water is used for irrigation?
Feeding a growing global population is a major concern, but efforts to grow more food will place an added burden on precious supplies of water.
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News - General News
World Water Week: ESA's role in easing water scarcity
Water over exploitation and pollution presents many challenges - forum promotes collaborative action to help solve the looming water crisis.