In the context of the EO Science for Society Programme Element, the European Space Agency is organising ATMOS-2021, a conference on the topical theme Atmosphere aimed at exploiting data from ESA and EO Missions for science and application development. The event is co-organised with CNR. The conference objectives are to: Provide a platform for scientific …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Tim Trent. Water vapour is an essential greenhouse gas in the Earth climate system, acting as a natural feedback mechanism for carbon dioxide forcing. Critical to the development of cloud and precipitation, water vapour also has a significant influence and impact on surface fluxes and radiative balance. Water vapour …
The Earth’s upper polar atmospheric region is constantly bombarded with energy input from the interaction between the magnetosphere and the solar wind. This controls immediately visible phenomena like the aurora borealis and australis, but also results in changes to the composition and dynamics of the atmosphere itself. The total rate of electromagnetic energy per unit …
The educational materials from the First ESA-EUMETSAT-CAMS joint training course on Atmospheric Composition held online from 4-8 November 2019 can be accessed from the link on the left menu.
The educational materials from the Second Joint Training Course on Atmospheric Composition held online from 16-20 November 2020 can be accessed from the link on the left menu.
The thin ozone layer positioned in stratosphere is crucial for the survival of life on Earth. This stratospheric ozone layer shields the Earth from most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. In the late 1970s, scientists found out that humanity was creating a hole in this protective ozone shield. In 1985, the Vienna Convention for …
This free online course provides an introduction to remote sensing of the atmosphere. This includes topics such as climate change monitoring, assessing the atmospheric chemistry levels, monitoring air quality and supporting policy decisions, and the study of long-range atmospheric pollution transportation. The course will contain practical examples which you can follow along, as well as …
This course will provide an introduction to optical Earth observation – monitoring our planet from satellites, using photography, imaging in various wavelengths, lidar and other optical sensing technologies. You’ll find out how satellite data is acquired and used, the range of data types available, and the terminology and techniques involved. The course will also provide …
Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute developed a new methodology to derive source-specific NOₓ-to-CO₂ emission ratios using satellite observations. The method was applied to Matimba power station in South-Africa. The results can be used to estimate carbon dioxide emissions. Missions to observe CO2 plumes Since the Paris agreement was adopted in 2015, the role of …
Educational materials from the 8th Earth Observation Summer School 2016 (EOSS 2016), held at ESA-ESRIN in Rome, Italy, from 1st to 12th August 2016. Download specific blocks here below or access the full theory and practicals from the link on the left side window. Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH) NC1 Urban Remote sensing applications (4 MB) NC2 …
