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European Mining Convention
Altimetry explained
Altimetry explained
With the 25 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry Symposium underway in the Azores, Dr Marcello Passaro from the Technical University of Munich joins ESA web TV to explain how satellite altimeters measure the height of the sea surface. This information is essential for monitoring sea-level rise.
Summer brown
Summer brown
With much of Europe recently subjected to a prolonged heatwave and lack of rain, brown was certainly the trending colour this summer. While cooler air and rain have now returned to northwest Europe, turning some of the landscape back to the more usual hues of green, these satellite images show how the hot dry weather took its toll on vegetation. And, as it is World Water Week, these images serve as a reminder of how important water is, even in this part of the world.
These images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 missions show how this summerโs weather affected the landscape in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Luxembourg. Farmers from Ireland to the Baltics lost crops and struggled to feed livestock as a result of the unusual weather. Wildfires broke out in the UK, Sweden and Germany, for example, leading to evacuations. The moorland fire near Manchester in the UK has caused lasting damage where seedbeds will take years to recover and also destroyed wildlife habitats.
The two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites carry high-resolution multispectral optical imagers to monitor changes in vegetation. The mission offers measurements of leaf area index, leaf chlorophyll and leaf water content, which allow for a detailed assessment of plant health. The mission can be used for emergency mapping and for assessing damage such as that caused by fire. The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission carries a multiple instruments and as well as delivering key information to monitor the oceans, it can also be used to monitor the health of our land.
Hawaii lava flow
Copernicus Sentinel-2 images from 23 May and 7 June 2018 show changes in lava flow from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaiiโs Big Island. It is estimated that around 600 homes have been destroyed in one of the volcanoโs most destructive eruptions in modern times. According to Hawaii County Mayor, Harry Kim, Kilauea has never destroyed so many homes in such a short time. It is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island and is one of the worldโs most active volcanoes.
While the Sentinel-2 mission mainly provides information for agricultural and forestry practices and to map changes in land cover, its images of disasters such as volcanic eruptions can be used to help assess damage.
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Carbon dioxide oceanโatmosphere exchange
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is the most important human-made greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. Oceans assist in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: phytoplankton accumulate carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and their chlorophyll colours the oceanโs waters. Satellites use this colour to measure chlorophyll, which helps scientists to calculate how much carbon dioxide is absorbed or emitted.
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********* Space debris ***********
Space debris has become a pressing issue, with objects in orbit flying out of control, posing a risk to satellites and to astronauts. We attended a meeting of space debris experts at ESA's ESTEC technology base in the Netherlands to find out more about what can be done to deal with the problem.
******* UNITED SPACE FOR EUROPE ******
European spirit, identity and cohesion are the overarching aspects for Europe to achieve the best of outcomes for its states and citizens in space and for a globally successful European space sector.
United Space in Europe describes the intensive cooperation of different European entities for the sake of a strengthening of Europe. With this strengthened European cooperation in space, the 2016 Ministerial Council will further ESAโs breadth and strength of action to cover its mandate as laid out in the ESA Convention through enhanced partnership with its Member States, with other institutional actors and with space actors worldwide.
The conference takes place in the advent of the Space 4.0 era, a time when space is evolving from being the preserve of the governments of a few spacefaring nations to a situation in which there is the increased number of diverse space actors around the world, including the emergence of private companies, participation with academia, industry and citizens, digitalisation and global interaction.
Space 4.0 represents the evolution of the space sector into a new era, characterised by a new playing field. This era is unfolding through interaction between governments, private sector, society and politics. Space 4.0 is analogous to, and is intertwined with, Industry 4.0, which is considered as the unfolding fourth industrial revolution of manufacturing and services.
To meet the challenges and to proactively develop the different aspects of Space 4.0, the European space sector can become globally competitive only by fully integrating into European society and economy. This requires a sustainable space sector closely connected with the fabric of society and economy. For this to happen, space must be safe, secure and easily and readily accessible, and built on a foundation of excellence in science and technology โ broadly and continuously over time.
ESA will table proposals at the meeting to meet the common European goals for space in this
New map offers precise snapshot of human life on Earth
A landmark global map showing nearly every human settlement on Earth is now available to researchers. Compared to previous mapping efforts, the satellite-based โGlobal Urban Footprintโ dataset shows not just urban centres, but also tiny rural hamlets.
