News articles tagged with 'satellite'
How much water does the ocean have?
— 15 Nov 2009 15:41 | EnvironmentThe calculation of variations in the sea level is relatively simple. It is by far more complicated to then determine the change in the water mass. A team of geodesists and oceanographers... — full story
Climate studies to benefit from 12 years of satellite aerosol data
— 11 Nov 2009 12:58 | EnvironmentAerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty... — full story
NRL sensor provides critical space weather observations
— 4 Nov 2009 12:32 | TechnologyLaunched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 18, 2009, the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed... — full story
SMOS satellite successfully launched
— 3 Nov 2009 10:53 | EnvironmentA rocket carrying the European Space Agency's (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite (2 November) blasted off successfully today at 02:50 Central European Time from... — full story
Soil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch
— 30 Oct 2009 10:27 | EnvironmentA new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia... — full story
First hydrological satellite gives better weather forecasts
— 29 Oct 2009 09:40 | EnvironmentThe first hydrological satellite, SMOS, will map out the earth's soil moisture levels, which will enable scientists to anticipate floods earlier and to improve weather forecasts. TU... — full story
Final look at ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites
— 22 Oct 2009 08:19 | EnvironmentAs preparations for the launch of SMOS and Proba-2 continue on schedule, the engineers and technicians at the Russian launch site say goodbye as both satellites are encapsulated within... — full story
Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time
— 18 Oct 2009 12:03 | BiologySatellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres... — full story
Peering under the ice of a collapsing polar coast
— 9 Oct 2009 12:47 | EnvironmentStarting this month, a giant NASA DC-8 aircraft loaded with geophysical instruments and scientists will buzz at low level over the coasts of West Antarctica, where ice sheets are collapsing... — full story
Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend
— 7 Oct 2009 14:11 | EnvironmentDespite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains... — full story