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14.01.2022 New version of Eddy Trajectories: META3.2exp NRT
The new version of the Mesoscale Eddy Trajectories Atlas META3.2exp NRT is available on AVISO+.[more]
06.01.2022 January 2022: Ice on river Ob retrieved by Jason
Backscatter from radar altimeters can help in discriminate ice phases on Arctic rivers such as the Ob.
03.01.2022 The OHC - EEI product is now in version 3.0
The Ocean Heat Content and Earth Energy Imbalance has been updated in version 3.0 with the temporal period August 2002 - December 2020.
07.12.2021 Jason-1, the beginning of operational oceanography
Jason-1 was launched on December 7th, 2001, twenty years ago. It was the first follow-on to Topex/Poseidon, and the first of an operational series, renewed one year ago with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.[more]
06.12.2021 Mechanical tests begin on Swot
Swot is fully assembled and ready to begin mechanical tests on December 1st, 2021. The tests are conducted under the authority of Thales Alenia Space and the supervision of experts from Cnes, Nasa and JPL.[more]
25.11.2021 December 2021: FSLEs help to forecast oil spill dispersion
Oil spills are among the most damaging and frequent marine pollutions. Altimetry-computed FSLEs provide with an insight on the oil dispersion
22.11.2021 Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich: first year in orbit
One year ago, the successful launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich marked a new stage in altimetry history, as well as a continuity.[more]
