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10.11.2015 New pages on Aviso+ about the Swot mission
Swot is the next challenge in the altimetry world. A number of innovations will be brought by this mission, with many changes to be taken into account by current and would-be users. Aviso+ continues on its mission to promote...[more]
09.11.2015 Nov. 2015: Saral measures gaps in sea ice
Saral/AltiKa helps to monitor and measure sea ice coverage which influences global warming through insulation of ocean from atmosphere.
05.11.2015 1-7 November 2015 week
El Nino covers arid Atacama desert in flowers (Phys.org, 2015/10/30)Greenland Is Melting Away (The New York times, 2015/11/03)Limiter le réchauffement climatique est encore possible (Tribune de Genève, 2015/10/30)Climat : ça se...[more]
05.11.2015 Monitoring Coasts
"Altimetry applications in videos" produced by Cnes on the occasion of the Jason-3 launch, traces the many fileds where this technique is involved: here, Monitoring Coasts
28.10.2015 28 Septembre - 25 October, 2015 week
« La séquestration du CO2 dans l’océan, un critère important dans les modèles climatiques actuels (Taraexpéditions, 2015/10)Le phénomène climatique El Nino devrait amener crues et orages en Californie (La Côte,...[more]
27.10.2015 Hurricane Patricia seen by altimeters
Hurricanes Patricia in Eastern Pacific, seen by altimeters. An active hurricane 2015 season during a strong El Niño event.[more]
16.10.2015 Meteorology and rogue waves
"Altimetry applications in videos" produced by Cnes on the occasion of the Jason-3 launch, traces the many fileds where this technique is involved: here, the meteorology and rogue waves