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International Antarctica InSync Science Webinar

May 19 @ 07:00 - May 22 @ 17:00 UTC+0

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Antarctica InSync coordination team are delighted to invite the international scientific community to an exclusive webinar dedicated to the Antarctica InSync initiative. This event aims to provide an in-depth update on the progress and future plans for establishing working groups focused on key scientific themes. Antarctica InSync has …

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How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stability

  A paper, recently published in Nature Communications, reveals that a major subglacial lake drainage event beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier in 2013 temporarily doubled the rate of ocean-driven melting beneath its ice shelf. The sudden release of over 7 km³ of freshwater formed a buoyant plume that intensified the melting effect of warm, deep ocean …

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European Polar Science Week 2024 Report now available

The report from the 2nd European Polar Science Week is now published, marking an important milestone in the cooperation between the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) on polar research. The European Polar Science Week 2024 took place from 3 to 6 September 2024 in Copenhagen, at the Black Diamond, Royal Danish …

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ARCTIC FLOW

Prime company: Zenithal Blue Technologies SLU (ES)

In ARCTIC-FLOW we plan to generate new 16-year temporal series of satellite-derived freshwater and density flux products for Arctic and sub-Arctic regions by using in a synergistic way satellite estimates of Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Currents and Sea Surface Salinity. The new satellite-derived assessment of freshwater and density fluxes will be used to study …

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New Invitation to Tender: “SUP FOUNDATIONAL INTEGRATED EXPERIMENTS (SUPFIX) – POLAR, LAND, COASTAL”

The coming Sentinel Expansion and Next Generation mission will radically change our capacity to observe and understand the Earth system as never before. The unprecedented potential offered by the huge synergistic opportunities offered by the combined use of the complementary data sets provided by different missions will open a new era in the way we …

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Glacier melt intensifying freshwater loss and accelerating sea-level rise

A study published today in Nature reports the results of the Glacier Mass Balance Intercomparison Exercise (GlaMBIE) project. It provides the most comprehensive comparison of glacier mass loss estimates to date, integrating multiple satellite and in situ observational techniques, including glaciological measurements, satellite-derived digital elevation model (DEM) differencing, altimetry and gravimetry measurements. By systematically assessing …

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ARCTEX

Prime company: Science [&] Technology Norway (NO)

ARCTEX is a cross-disciplinary project that aims to use Earth observation to improve understanding of extreme events in the Arctic and the complex interplay between the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land ice, with cascading effects on global climate systems. ARCTEX we will conduct three case studies in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean: …

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FRESH4BIO

Prime company: Science [&] Technology Norway (NO)

The project aims to maximise the use of Earth observation data to understand the impact of the Arctic freshwater export and Greenland ice discharge on modulating the water column structure and phytoplankton dynamics on the East Greenland Shelf. This will include a dedicated effort in mapping and quantifying three important components of the Arctic marine …

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SO-SIMBA

Prime company: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS (NO)

SO-SIMBA aims to: Develop and validate novel methods and innovative satellite remote sensing products to quantify Antarctic sea ice mass balance; Produce and maintain a Southern Ocean sea ice mass balance dataset from EO; Assess the changes in freshwater flux between sea ice and the ocean and the consequences for ocean circulation.

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