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08.04.2010 Successful launch for ESA's CryoSat-2 ice satellite
Europe's first mission dedicated to studying the Earth's ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to new insights into how ice is responding to climate change and the...
08.04.2010 Day-0 for Cryosat
The countdown is imminent: the Cryosat satellite is ready to be launched today.[more]
08.04.2010 March 29 - April 4, 2010 week
Les glaces polaires sous l'oeil d'un satellite européen (Le Monde, 2010/04/07) CryoSat-2 launch timeline (ESA, 2010/04/06) L'océan observé en direct grâce à un câble sous-marin (Ouest-France, 2010/04/03) Comment une dorsale...[more]
06.04.2010 Cryosat's launch schedule on details
After being installed on its launch site on 1st April, 2010, the Esa's Cryosat satellite is ready. The launch is scheduled for 15:57 CEST on Thursday, 8 April 2010. See the details of launch schedule on the Esa's website:...[more]
06.04.2010 April 2010: Drought and flood in the Amazon basin
Altimetry data specifically processed for hydrology enable to monitor the Amazon level, including during the exceptional flood of 2009
31.03.2010 22-27 March, 2010 week
Disputed Bay of Bengal island " vanishes " say scientists (BBC, 2010/03/24) Les sources hydrothermales : une source insoupçonnée de fer dissous dans l'océan (INSU, 2010/03/22) Earth from Space: Baltic sea ice (ESA,...[more]
26.03.2010 Eddy activity in South China Sea
The South China Sea is a large semi-enclosed sea where the seasonal circulation is driven by the asiatic monsoon system. Numerous anticyclonic and cyclonic gyres are observed with the LAS.
