Policy makers at local, national, and international level are increasingly being required to make decisions that mitigate the effects of climate change on society and the economy. Earth Observations (EO) are already a very important source of data to support such decisions, but making reliable predictions from this data is very difficult, particularly for more …
Aim This project aims to provide a comprehensive, long-term analysis of fuel characteristics to understand the role of vegetation in controlling the changing trends of fire activity on the planet. To achieve this goal, Fuelity will leverage the extensive information available from ESA-funded missions that have improved biomass estimations. It will also complement several other …
Among the most prominent hydrometeorological risks in the Mediterranean region is the occurrence of medicanes, namely storm-systems that attain the structural characteristics of actual tropical cyclones. Medicanes have been widely documented to inflict important socio-economic impacts in the region. Therefore, the overarching objective of this project is to address these catastrophic systems in an integrated …
The COST Action CA19109 “MedCyclones – European Network for Mediterranean Cyclones in Weather and Climate” and ESA are delighted to announce the 3rd Workshop on Mediterranean Cyclones, scheduled for 15-19 July 2024 at ESA’s ESRIN facility in Frascati, Italy. This event aims to present cutting-edge research and developments in understanding, modelling, and monitoring Mediterranean cyclones …
Extreme weather and climate hazard can cause dramatic impacts on both natural ecosystems and human wellbeing and/or infrastructure and thereby harm society as a whole. Of particular concern are compound weather and climate extreme events, where the hazardous conditions of various extreme events combine and may have more detrimental effects than individual extremes. Increasing the …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Anna Rufas. The oceans, a major sink of carbon dioxide (CO2), rely on a set of food web processes that generate gravitational sinking particles to transfer CO2 from the atmosphere to the deep ocean. These processes are collectively known as the biological carbon pump (BCP) and have become a …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Laia Amoros. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) has experienced an alarming increase since the Industrial Revolution due to anthropogenic factors like fossil fuel combustion and deforestation. Before the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO₂ levels were relatively stable, around 280 parts per million (ppm). By the 21st century, human activities have increased CO₂ …
The “Aeolus+Processes” project addresses three major objectives of the Aeolus+Innovation program of ESA: use of Aeolus data for atmospheric process studies, use of Aeolus wind observations in the next generation of atmospheric reanalysis (ERA6), and benefits of Aeolus wind observations for the modelling of the middle atmosphere. Furthermore, the project investigates multivariate effects of Aeolus …
Unveil the secrets of Earth’s Dynamic Systems: Join the Open Challenge! The European Space Agency is hosting the 2nd edition of the Earth System Science Workshop at its new research facility – the ESRIN Science Hub, in partnership with the Sorbonne Universite Paris, Academie Spatiale d’Ile de France and IPGP. The event will take place …
Fostering Advancements in Foundation Models via Unsupervised and Self-Supervised Learning for Downstream Tasks in Earth ObservationThe objectives will be achieved through the validation of the proposed FMs (Multimodal Foundation Models) on suitable downstream applications that address global societal challenges. More specifically, the validation of the proposed FM architectures will be conducted on six main use …
