Category: Climate
News and information about global climate science.
Using satellites for climate research
For the past 20 years, the DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst – the German National Meteorological Service) has been working with a group of experts, using satellite data to monitor the climate and to record changes. The Satellite Application Facility on Climate...
EUMETSAT to host first ever Copernicus ‘Eyes on Earth’ Roadshow
The world we live in requires us to have our eyes open at all times – and well-focused on Earth – so that we can leave the best possible planet for the future generations. A great part of that includes...
FIDUCEO Workshop on uncertainty propagation now open for registration
The Fidelity and Uncertainty in Climate Data Records from Earth Observation (FIDUCEO) team has announced its second workshop in Lisbon on 25-27 June.
EUMETSAT attends 2019 Living Planet Symposium
Last week, Milan welcomed thousands of scientists, educators, industry experts and students to the city for the triennial “Living Planet Symposium” event, held at the MiCo – Milano Congressi exhibition space.
Unravel the composition of our planet’s atmosphere
The atmosphere is a complex system - how is it monitored? What threats does it face? Find out all this and more by registering for the free "Monitoring Atmospheric Composition" massive open online course (MOOC).
Thar she blows – Polarstern blog number five
Blog number five has landed and this week the hot topic is... wind!
Getting to know the weather a little better with the Polarstern
It's week four of the Polarstern's voyage and you know what that means - a brand-new blog post from the students following its path.
Industrial and agricultural ammonia point sources exposed
The Atmospheric Spectroscopy Group at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have been using the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) onboard Metop satellites to identify global ammonia hotspots, and they have kindly shared their findings with us.
Going on a virtual journey with the Polarstern
The research vessel, Polarstern, is currently travelling from Germany to Cape Town and a group of German meteorology students are reporting on its progress with weekly blog posts.