Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have made a discovery about how energy generated by electrically-charged particles in the solar wind flows into Earth’s atmosphere – surprisingly, more of it heads towards the magnetic north pole than towards the magnetic south pole. Read the full story. This research was supported by the ESA …
INTRODUCTION The LPF aims at supporting the new generation of scientists in ESA Member States to undertake cutting-edge research in Earth Observation and Earth System Science, maximise the scientific impact of ESA missions and European EO capacity and respond to the main challenges of the ESA science strategy. This call is motivated by the urgent …
The foundation of the S6-JTEX study is the detection, characterisation, mitigation and exploitation of differences, discrepancies and measurement features captured in the Level 1 and Level 2 products available from Sentinel6-Michael Freilich (S6-MF), Jason-3 and other satellite, in situ and model data. The S6-JTEX project is designed to perform a first end-to-end (E2E) analysis and …
Hidden from view by ice kilometres thick, there is a vast network of lakes and streams at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet. This subsurface meltwater affects the speed with which the ice sheet flows towards the ocean. Using a decade of altimetry data from ESA’s CryoSat satellite, scientists have made an unexpected discovery …
The Biodiversity+ Precursors are the first set of activities that ESA initiates during the pilot phase (2020-2022) of the ESA-EC Flagship Action on Biodiversity and Vulnerable Ecosystems. They consist of 3 parallel Earth System Science studies (respectively on Terrestrial ecosystems, Freshwater ecosystems and Coastal ecosystems) which will analyse the major knowledge gaps and science questions …
The annual Living Planet Fellowship workshop will take place online on 03 December. On this occasion, the Living Planet Fellows will present their research projects and their scientific results, will exchange ideas and interact with ESA scientists, fellows and YGTs, showcasing scientific exploitation of Copernicus Sentinels, ESA Earth Explorers, the long-term series of ESA data …
The objective of the call is to provide a framework to rapidly respond to new innovative ideas. The scope of the call covers elements of Block 4 of Future EO-1 Segment 1. The particular focus for innovative activities under each element is as follows: Grand Science Challenges EO for a Resilient Society Artificial Intelligence for …
This activity responds to the following drivers: This ITT is part of the ESA Atlantic Regional Initiative aiming at providing a dedicated response to the community recommendations collected at the Atlantic from Space Workshop organised by ESA in January 2019. Activities resulting from this ITT will be an integral part of the ESA Ocean Science …
The polar regions have experienced the most rapid rates of warming in recent years. Expected consequences due to this warming include the loss of sea ice, threats to wildlife, increased emissions and extreme weather. In response to this, ESA and the European Commission have come together to organise the first-ever European Polar Science Week dedicated …
A new online course is about to be launched to introduce the role of satellite Earth observation (EO) technology in monitoring the Earth’s Cryosphere: it is for decision-makers, policy-makers, educators, communicators and anybody interested in learning more about monitoring glaciers, sea ice, ice caps, and areas of snow from space. Learn more on the MOOC …
