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MISSIONS

Explore the European Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite missions. Learn all about ESA's dedicated Earth Explorers or collaborations with other agencies through the Third Party Missions programme.

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    About CRYO2ICE

    The measurements will also help map snow over the poles and advance our understanding of currents in polar oceans, with further

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus

    This is currently the only technology that can provide direct wind profile observations in clear air, inside thin clouds

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus Data

    Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus Overview

    Currently, the global distribution of conventional wind profile measurements is not homogenous and mainly located over land

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ALADIN

    Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ALADIN Reports

    quality reports about the public L2B Wind product: Monthly L2B reports Reports for the Aeolus L2A Aerosol/Cloud products are currently

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    ASAR Processor Releases

    August 2009 5.03L03 9 October 2009 5.04 17 September 2010 6.00 16 December 2011 6.02 30 April 2012 6.03 3 July 2015 (current

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    ASAR Products Information

    Higher level products (Level 2) can then be derived from L1 products; however, this is currently only done with Wave mode

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    CryoSat Objectives

    The density increase causes the surface waters to sink – in essence acting as a pump, driving cold, deep ocean currents from

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    CryoSat Overview

    redundant Solid-State Recorder, total capacity 256 Gbits   Ground Segment CryoSat ground segment The CryoSat ground segment is currently

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    EGG

    This opened a window into Earth's interior structure, as well as the currents circulating within the depths of its oceans

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    Envisat Objectives

          x     x Turbidity       x             Wave Characteristics x   x               Near Surface Wind x   x               Current

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    ERS Overview

    global scale, the two ERS satellites expanded our understanding of the interaction between the oceans and atmosphere, ocean currents

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    ERS Radar Course 1

    Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    ERS Radar Course 2

    Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    ERS Radar Course 3

    Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Geographical Mode Mask

    The current operational Geographical Mode Mask v5.0 The current version of the geographical mode mask v5.0 has been in operation

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    GOCE

    Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents

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    GOCE Objectives

    Thanks to this current, the coastal waters of Europe are 4°C warmer than waters at equivalent latitudes in the north Pacific

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    GOCE Overview

    height mapped by altimeters and the knowledge of the precise ocean geoid that has improved our understanding of surface currents