High atmospheric CO2 levels may lead to acidification of the ocean with severe consequences on marine ecosystems. Estimates of CO2 fluxes at the air-sea interface strongly depend on the availability of partial pressure of CO2 at the surface ocean (pCO2), which is a critical parameter for a detailed study of the mechanisms involved in the ocean-atmosphere CO2 …
An exciting week, bringing to ESA-ESRIN in Italy hundreds of participants from all over the world to explore innovation, new technologies and cross-disciplinary cooperation, just came to an end. Replay at your pace the ESA video highlights and the live streamed sessions, directly accessible from the agenda: Monday 12 November 09:00–10:30 Opening Session – Space …
Open data and open data exploitation outcomes for a generation of citizens supporting science (~1.3 million volunteers for up to $2.5 billion in-kind annual contribution)
What is the impact of the blockchain technology on the future of Earth Observation? This overarching question has propelled extensive consultations that were held at community-led Blockchain Workshop organized at ESA/ESRIN during the first Ф-Week (phi-Week) on 15 November 2018. ESA explores the role of blockchain and Distributed Ledgers already since 2017 to understand better …
If you look up the meaning of ɸ there is a long explanation, but at the end it says ‘ɸ is also used as a symbol for the golden ratio and on other occasions for maths and science’ and I would now add, ‘and in space’ – space for the future.
With over 700 participants from space investors and entrepreneurs to scientists, the Φ-week is exploring new opportunities and seeding ideas. Overall it’s aiming to exploit the ‘perfect storm’ created by the wealth of data now available from traditional satellite missions and small satellite constellations coupled with technological advances, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality …
GOCE gravity images are revolutionising our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth, Antarctica
The combination of seismological and satellite gravity gradient imaging enhance our knowledge of Earth’s structure, especially in remote areas like the Antarctic continent, where even basic knowledge of lithospheric scale features is incomplete. A research team from Kiel University and the British Antarctic Survey exploited the satellite gravity gradients measured from 2009 to 2013 by …
Two more weeks to go until the end of Phase 1 – Identify a Climate Problem (4 October 2018 – 15 November) out of the three phases foreseen within the Climate Detectives school project. Following steps will be Phase 2 – Investigate the climate problem ( 10 January 2019 – 15 April 2019) and Phase 3 – Make a …
Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross started its roughly 4000 miles, 40 days voyage across the Atlantic Ocean at the end of September. It has been carrying out in situ measurements with an array of instruments including above-water radiometric optical sensors that measure upwelling radiance from the sea surface for validation of satellite ocean colour, …
