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Student's research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind
Nov 11, 2021 (SPX)
So he turned it over to his research student, Rajan Itani, who is pursuing a doctorate in physics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The result: a paper aut...
Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere
Nov 09, 2021 (SPX)
The research, published in Science Advances, draws on decades of weather balloon observations and specialized satellite measurements to quantify the extent to w...
Space data helping Earth adapt to challenges of climate change
Nov 09, 2021 (SPX)
The first project is a collaboration between the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Ordnance Survey (OS), which will provide meaningful insights f...
Earth from Space: Shetland Islands
Nov 08, 2021 (ESA)
Lying roughly 100 km north of the Scottish mainland, the Shetland Islands separate the Atlantic Ocean on the west from the North Sea to the east. The archipelag...
Airbus and Vietnam strenghthen partnership on Space Observation
Nov 08, 2021 (ESA)
This cooperation is aimed at facilitating the implementation of the "Vietnam Space Technology Program 2020 - 2030" Program. After the first Earth-Observation sa...
Changes of aapa mires can be detected from Landsat satellite data
Nov 08, 2021 (SPX)
In recent years, the increase of Sphagnum mosses has been observed in many parts of Finland and some regions of North America. The increase of Sphagnum mosses f...
NASA, USGS release first Landsat 9 images
Nov 08, 2021 (SPX)
The images, all acquired Oct. 31, are available online. They provide a preview of how the mission will help people manage vital natural resources and understand...
NASA selects new mission to study storms, impacts on climate models
Nov 08, 2021 (SPX)
NASA selected INCUS through the agency's Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3) solicitation that sought complete, space-based investigations to address important scie...
China launches EO satellite to help achieve key UN goals
Nov 08, 2021 (XNA)
The State-owned company said in a brief statement that a Long March 6 carrier rocket blasted off at 10:19 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi ...
China launches remote-sensing satellite group
Nov 04, 2021 (XNA)
The second group of the Yaogan-32 satellite family was launched by a Long March-2C rocket with an attached upper stage at 3:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered t...
Small but Mighty NASA Weather Instruments Prepare for Launch
Nov 04, 2021 (JPL)
The main purpose of the Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) instrument is to measure the direction and speed of winds at the ocean surface. The Tempora...
New look for ground-breaking UK-led ESA mission to detect climate change
Nov 04, 2021 (SPX)
Conceived by the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and funded by the UK Space Agency, TRUTHS is being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). The sa...
UK and France reach new agreement on climate change mission
Nov 03, 2021 (SPX)
Dr Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, and Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Director of Sustainable Development of the French space agency, CNES, signed ...
UN weather forecast fund aims to fill climate blind spots
Nov 03, 2021 (AFP)
Filling in these gaps in weather and climate observations is the goal of a new financing project launched on Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization ...
Slashing methane emissions key for keeping Earth cool
Nov 02, 2021 (AFP)
"Methane is one of the gases that we can reduce most quickly," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This would "immediately slow down climat...
ESA and NASA launch revolutionary open-source platform
Nov 02, 2021 (ESA)
MAAP is the culmination of a two-year NASA and ESA effort and reflects the cooperation between the two agencies under the NASA and ESA JPPG (Joint Program and P...
How the ozone hole influences Antarctic Ice
Oct 29, 2021 (SPX)
The results of the study, which also involved researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, Switzerland), the Institute for Interdisciplinary Science (Icb-...
Satellite images show positive impact of conservation efforts for China's coastal wetlands
Oct 29, 2021 (SPX)
An international, interdisciplinary research team led by University of Oklahoma professor Xiangming Xiao is using satellite images to measure the changes of coa...
Antarctic Ozone Hole will persist into November 2021
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
"This is a large ozone hole because of the colder than average 2021 stratospheric conditions, and without a Montreal Protocol, it would have been much larger," ...
Better climate data through ten times more accurate satellite navigation
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
Every day, satellites provide important data for climate and environmental research, such as how high sea levels are rising or what effects global warming is ha...
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