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Training on Satellite-based tools for Investigating Aquatic Ecosystems Preceding the Trevor Platt Science Foundation Symposium 2023

April 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Pl
Plymouth, United Kingdom

Application deadline for the in-person component is February 13th, 2023!  The Trevor Platt Science Foundation Symposium will be preceded by a training course on Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems. The training course will centre on a subset of the themes of the Symposium, such as remote sensing of ocean colour, water quality and human …

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EO for a Resilient Society: Intertidal Topography Mapping in the temporal domain (SAR-TWL), towards operationalisation of a global monitoring tool.

Prime company: National Oceanography Centre (NOC) (GB)

Intertidal zones form an interface between land and sea. They are important features of the coastal landscape providing a multitude of ecosystem services and forming a critical habitat for a wide range of species. Satellite Earth Observation (EO) unlocks new capabilities for monitoring intertidal zones, which are under significant pressure from multiple sources including coastal …

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Invitation to Tender: “Ocean Science Cluster”

The ESA Ocean Science Cluster is an emerging concept whose objective is to promote collaborative research among the different projects and scientific activities ESA has been investing in the recent years, with the objective to enhance our observing capability and scientific understanding of the oceans and coastal regions. This new concept is to be supported …

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WOC 2022 presentations

Contributions from the World Ocean Circulation User Consultation Meeting 2022 held on 10-12 October 2022 in a hybrid format (both online and in presence at ESA-ESRIN, Italy) Day 1 – 10th October 2022 Session1: Introduction ESA opening (Giuseppe Ottavianelli, ESA) UCM context and objectives (Marie-Hélène RIO, ESA) Keynote 1: Ocean currents in support of the …

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World Ocean Circulation User Consultation Meeting

October 10, 2022 - October 12, 2022
ESA-ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1
Frascati, RM 00044 Italy

ESA, together with OceanDataLab, Ifremer and NERSC is organizing a World Ocean Circulation User Consultation Meeting (UCM), to be held from 10 to 12 October 2022 in ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. It aims at presenting the main outcomes of the ESA World Ocean Circulation (WOC) project and at preparing a roadmap for new initiatives on ocean circulation …

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Mediterranean Sea hit by marine heatwave

Many parts of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures over the summer, but it wasn’t just the continental mainland that was affected: the Mediterranean Sea also suffered a major marine heatwave. The CAREHeat project detected one of the most intense Mediterranean marine heatwaves observed during the satellite era – with sea surface temperatures reaching 5°C higher than …

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Earth Observation Advanced science Tools for Sea level Extreme Events (EOatSEE)

Prime company: Deimos Engenharia (PT)

Earth Observation Advanced science Tools for Sea level Extreme Events (EOatSEE) is a project funded by ESA and proposed by a consortium of institutions and companies that are internationally recognized for their work in the Marine, Coastal and Earth Observation topics.  It aims to provide an advanced reconstruction of the relevant processes included in extreme …

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DIGITAL TWIN EARTH PRECURSORS – OCEANS

Prime company: IFREMER (FR)

Considering the long-term goal for Digital Twin Ocean (DTO) of being a virtual representation of the marine environment including all its known features and dynamics, the DTO-p project proposes to: Define a concept of a DTO, implement and demonstrate to a relevant stakeholder community and ESA; Create a solid scientific and technical basis upon which …

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MARITIME AWARENESS PRE-OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS – EXPRO

Prime company: E-GEOS (IT)

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is defined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could affect the security, safety, economy, or environment. In the context of MDA activities, the complete understanding of the current maritime picture, as well as a deep knowledge of the maritime …

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FFSAR – Coastal Fully Focused SAR Altimetry and Innovative River Level Gauges for Coastal Monitoring

Prime company: SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTS LTD. (GB)

Fully Focused (FF) SAR Coastal [FFSAR-Coastal] is a project funded by ESA to apply the Fully Focused SAR altimetry processor on Sentinel-3 data and evaluate its potential to make a significant new contribution to coastal and estuarine monitoring systems, when coupled with innovative water level gauges for validation. Two different environments have been considered: The …

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