Paul joined University of Twente in October 2022 as a researcher. His background is in hydrology (Utrecht University), and he specialized in radar remote sensing of vegetation and soil during his PhD at Delft University of Technology. This thesis focused on sub-daily dynamics in agricultural fields, combining ground-based experiments and electromagnetic modelling. At the University …
The upcoming ESA FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) mission will be the first to measure the Earth’s spectrally resolved outgoing longwave radiation in the far-infrared (FIR) at high spectral resolution. This spectral region is responsible for over half of the Earth’s emissions to space, with the principal absorbers being CO2 and H2O. The …
During drought, water deficit depletes tree water content, which can lead to water stress mortality, vulnerability to wildfires and increased susceptibility to insect and pathogen attacks. Widespread tree mortality could be triggered by increased drought frequency, such as expected in Europe, which can lead to disrupting the provision of important ecosystem services and increased carbon …
Victor Pellet received a Engineer degree (i.e. M.Eng.) in signal processing and applied mathematics from the Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble, France, 2015) and a Ph.D. degree in geoscience from Sorbonne University (Paris, France, 2018). Victor’s research focuses on geosciences with an emphasis on the use of applied mathematics and statistics. His Master’s thesis focused …
Tim is currently a research fellow working within the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) based at the University of Leicester. In addition to his research role, he also co-chairs the international GEWEX Water Vapour Assessment (G-VAP) working group. Output from this group features in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Tim Trent. Water vapour is an essential greenhouse gas in the Earth climate system, acting as a natural feedback mechanism for carbon dioxide forcing. Critical to the development of cloud and precipitation, water vapour also has a significant influence and impact on surface fluxes and radiative balance. Water vapour …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Anna Kontu. Passive microwave observations at L-band (1.4 GHz) can detect soil freeze/thaw status based on the differences in the electrical properties of ice and liquid water. This method is suitable for detecting autumn freezing, but during spring thawing the liquid water in melting snow confounds the signal from …
“I began my post-doc in September 2020, just after the big COVID crisis. Despite this, I could meet other ESA fellows and researchers (especially from ESA) during the Living Planet Symposium in May 2022, which was a great experience!” After the end of the Living Planet Fellowship, Cassandra was doing a post-doc of 2 …
Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Cassandra Normandin. In the context of the ESA BIOMASS Earth Explorer mission, the Namib Desert was selected as a test site to assess the performance of P-band SAR for subsurface imaging in arid environments. In cooperation with the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, a study of the paleo-hydrology of …
