A team of researchers estimated the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants and other major anthropogenic point sources in the South African Highveld region using space-based data. The results indicate that CO2 emissions can be obtained also in challenging cases where the plumes from multiple sources overlap. The new publication characterizes CO2 emissions …
Back in 2020, ESA and the DG-RTD of the EC signed a collaboration agreement to “jointly advance Earth system science and its contribution to respond to the global challenges that society is facing in the onset of this century”. Such cooperation is implemented by fostering scientific collaboration across European teams and projects and supporting ambitious complementary collaborative activities, funded on …
The first SMOS Space Weather workshop took place in ESRIN last 14 November. Read about highlights from the event, attended by experts in the domain of space weather, solar interactions and the SMOS mission, in this web article and dig into all the presentations available online on the workshop webpage.
Apply now, before 7 December 2022, for 5 new Internal Research Fellow in Earth Observation for Earth System Science positions. Scientific activities to be carried out in these positions will focus on the following thematic priorities: Hydrology and the water cycle Terrestrial carbon cycle Biodiversity Ocean science Polar science and cryosphere research Atmosphere research. Applicants …
ESA has recently opened a new scientific facility, the Science Hub, which offers new opportunities for collaborative research to further boost the Agency’s and its Member States scientific output. Focusing on Earth system science, it fosters open science, maximises the scientific impacts of the family of Earth Explorers and the Copernicus Sentinel missions, enhances the …
The ESA Ocean Science Cluster is an emerging concept whose objective is to promote collaborative research among the different projects and scientific activities ESA has been investing in the recent years, with the objective to enhance our observing capability and scientific understanding of the oceans and coastal regions. This new concept is to be supported …
In the framework of the overall collaborative efforts with Africa, carried out with the strong involvement of the African Union Commission (AUC), for the first time in the ESRIN activities, two African Researchers have joined ESRIN in 2022: Dr. Wassim M. Baba and Dr Gladys Mosomtai. Wassim a post-doctoral researcher at the University Mohammed VI …
Many parts of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures over the summer, but it wasn’t just the continental mainland that was affected: the Mediterranean Sea also suffered a major marine heatwave. The CAREHeat project detected one of the most intense Mediterranean marine heatwaves observed during the satellite era – with sea surface temperatures reaching 5°C higher than …
Summer 2022 in Northern Italy has been extremely dry, as high resolution (1 km) soil moisture maps based on Sentinel-1 show. This is particularly clear when comparing to a “normal” year such as 2020. Read the full story.
A paper published in Nature describes a new approach for removing the pesky problem of dazzle from surface meltwater to yield the first ever continuous, year-round, altimetry measurements of sea-ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean. Artificial intelligence techniques have been applied to CryoSat data in the Arctic to distinguish, during the summer period, the melting …
