Since early 2019 a group of EO information suppliers, coordinated by ESA, have been participating at the EO Clinic, an EO support service in response to quick turnaround requests by key development banks and agencies. Environmental data are combined with the requesters’ own datasets to help decision making within running development projects. A few examples …
A paper published recently in Earth System Science Data describes how scientists working in the OceanSODA project used measurements from ships and from satellites to show how ocean waters have become more acidic over the last three decades. Read the full story.
Gross primary production (GPP), the total carbon fixation by terrestrial ecosystems through vegetation photosynthesis, is being affected by drought and heat events. Previous studies have demonstrated how the duration and the intensity, as well as the timing of such events are controlling the GPP. A research conducted within the framework of the Earth System Data …
A recent paper investigates the role of Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) and Sea Surface Temperature (SST), together with Sea Level Anomaly and Argo profiles in Tropical Instability Waves (TIWs) in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean during the period 2010–2018. Tropical Instability Waves (TIWs) are a phenomenon in which the interface between areas of warm and cold …
How to combine socio-economic indicators into one impact metric across European regions? The COVID19 pandemic strongly affected economy and society across Europe, with an impact varying over time and by country, depending on structure of the economy and regional characteristics. This challenge looks at the socio-economic sector, with a particular focus on production, trade …
