The SWARM+ Ionosphere Science Coordination Meeting will bring together ESA and Swarm science experts to share and discuss the state-of-the science results and knowledge gained from Swarm-based ESA projects over the last 3 years, focussing on physics of the Earth’s ionosphere, and its interactions with the lower atmosphere. The meeting will also contribute to the …
Outcomes of the first European Polar Science event, part of a new ESA-EC joint Earth System Science initiative, aimed at fostering closer collaboration and networking across the EU and ESA Polar activities.
Background The carbon cycle is central to the Earth system, being inextricably coupled with climate, the water cycle, nutrient cycles and the production of biomass by photosynthesis on land and in the oceans. In the natural system the balance among carbon in the atmosphere, land and ocean is regulated through fluxes between these three …
How does taking into account vertical variability of Soil Moisture impact on predicting vegetation productivity? Does this impact depend on climatic areas and vegetation types? These are the main questions addressed by a recently published paper, outcome of Living Planet Fellow Sophia Walther research. The study demonstrates how, at the global scale, semi-arid areas and …
Kicking-off next 1 July, a 15m€ project funded by the European Union is about to promote the integration of international environmental observing systems for the Arctic and improve the tailoring of these systems to the needs of various user groups – including local inhabitants, academia, industry and decision makers – for the 2021-2025 period. Read …
The ALBATROSS Project (ALtimetry for BAthymetry and Tide Retrievals for the Southern Ocean, Sea ice and ice Shelves) , led by NOVELTIS in collaboration with DTU, NPI and UCL, is one of the activities funded by ESA in the frame of the Polar Science Cluster, with the objective to foster collaborative research and interdisciplinary networking …
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 …
Sea ice in key Arctic coastal regions is thinning at a rate of 70–100% faster than previously thought. These values, reported in a paper recently published in The Cryosphere, are derived when the sea ice thickness in the period 2002–2018 is calculated using new snow data with more realistic variability and trends. Results are outcomes …
An internal research fellow opportunity is currently open for applicants who have recently completed, or are close to completing a PhD in physics, engineering or Earth system science with research experience and peer-reviewed publications in topics relevant to the following fields: Polar and cryosphere science Ocean science Hydrology and water cycle Terrestrial carbon cycle Climate …
This HYDROSPACE-GEOGloWS joint conference represents an opportunity to address key surface water issues including: What are the new key science questions? What are the new challenges and how should we address them? What are the new algorithms and the new advancements allowing the use of satellite data with the most advanced models in particular for …
