News articles tagged with 'Envisat'
ESA campaign reveals glimpse of future Sentinel-3 imagery
— 9 Sep 2009 11:50 | EnvironmentAs part of the development process for ESA's Sentinel-3 Earth observation mission, remote-sensing experts carried out an extensive experiment campaign across southern Europe this summer.... — full story
Satellite imagery shows fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf destabilised
— 30 Apr 2009 11:58 | EnvironmentSatellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf - indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse... — full story
Satellites show how Earth moved during Italy quake
— 15 Apr 2009 14:53 | Geology and palaeontologyStudying satellite radar data from ESA's Envisat and the Italian Space Agency's COSMO-SkyMed, scientists have begun analysing the movement of Earth during and after the 6.3 earthquake... — full story
Collapse of the ice bridge supporting Wilkins Ice Shelf appears imminent
— 3 Apr 2009 13:22 | EnvironmentThe Wilkins Ice Shelf is at risk of partly breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula as the ice bridge that connects it to Charcot and Latady Islands looks set to collapse. The beginning... — full story
Vendee Globe route seen from above
— 15 Dec 2008 16:24 | TechnologyWind and wave data from ESA's Envisat satellite radar are being used to observe meteorological conditions in the track of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race... — full story
ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic
— 3 Dec 2008 07:38 | EnvironmentThe Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, pollution and human activity. ESA's ERS and Envisat satellites have been providing satellite data of the region... — full story
Arctic sea ice thinning at record rate
— 29 Oct 2008 13:56 | EnvironmentThe thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic declined by as much as 19% last winter compared to the previous five winters, according to data from ESA's Envisat satellite. Using... — full story
2008 ozone hole larger than last year
— 8 Oct 2008 03:15 | EnvironmentThe 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006. Ozone is a protective atmospheric... — full story
Envisat assesses damage of Norway's largest fire
— 29 Jun 2008 15:19 | EnvironmentFollowing the extremely hot weather conditions hitting Europe, Norway experienced its biggest forest fire in the last half century earlier this month. Envisat satellite images were... — full story
Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up
— 13 Jun 2008 15:03 | EnvironmentWilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 sq. km breaking off from 30 May to 31 May 2008. ESA's Envisat satellite captured the event - the first ever-documented... — full story