Due to the ongoing situation of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), we have organised the CIMR Science to Operations Meeting from the 10th till the 12th of May 2021. The meeting will be hosted fully virtual using WebEx. Register to the Online Workshop Presentations of 15 minutes plus 5 minutes questions are invited on the following topics: …
Educational materials from the 2d ESA Advanced Training Course on Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere 2018 held at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, from 11-16 June 2018. Download specific blocks here below. Day 1 – Monday 11 June 2018: Intro: Measuring the state of the cryosphere from space, YLDesnos (8 MB) …
Two research fellowship opportunities are currently open for applicants who have recently completed, or are close to completing a PhD in a related technical or scientific discipline: Earth System Science Ocean Science Deadline for application is 12 March 2021.
A research team – the first to carry out a survey of global ice loss using satellite data – has discovered that the rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up. The findings also reveal that 28 trillion tonnes of ice was lost between 1994 and 2017 – equivalent to a …
Educational materials from the 1st ESA Advanced Training Course on Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere 2016 held at the University of Leeds, UK, from 12-16 September 2016. Download specific blocks here below. Welcome, BGreenaway (4 MB) Optical and mountain glaciers: EO of the Cryosphere overview (theory), AShepherd (21 MB) EO validation and the measurements you …
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 …
Arctic sea ice extent during the summer months has declined considerably over the satellite record. Surface melt ponds, which form on sea ice during the spring, play an important role in the decay of sea ice and seasonal reduction in ice extent because they influence how much solar radiation is absorbed into the sea ice-ocean …
On 19 August 2020, the world’s largest and longest polar research expedition – known as MOSAiC – reached the North Pole after making an unplanned detour owing to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions. The expedition is now entering its final stage, during which researchers will study the last piece of the Arctic puzzle: the growth of …
A recent report confirms that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, whose mass-loss rates have been rapidly increasing, are matching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst-case sea-level rise scenarios. Read the full story.
Educational materials from the 10th ESA Training on Earth Observation held in Bratislava on 17-21 September 2018. Download specific blocks here below or access the full theory and practicals from the window left side link. Introduction: ESA EO Missions (F.Sarti) ESA Data Access (R.Rigoli) Overview of Plan for European Cooperating States (PECS) (K.Van der Made) …
