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15.05.2009 April 2009: Flood in the Zambezi basin
Water levels in major rivers of the Zambezi basin are examined using altimetry data from the Jason-2 satellite, showing severe floods during the beginning of 2009.
15.05.2009 The DEM was successfully uploaded on OSTM/Jason-2
The DEM upload was finished the 13th of May around 13:15 UTC, and the altimeter Poseidon-3 was successfully restarted. The system will experience no more data loss due to this uploading, and the DEM assessment is currently...[more]
14.05.2009 Exceptional flood on the Amazon river
After months of heavy rains, the Amazon river sustains large floods. Satellite altimetry can make a major contribution for monitoring fluctuations in continental waters.[more]
13.05.2009 4-9 May, 2009 week
Le changement climatique menace l'écosystème du Lac Baïkal ? (Naturavox, 2009/05/07) Des bouées dans l'Océan indien aideront à mieux comprendre et prévoir le climat (Actualités News Environnement, 2009/05/06) On line...[more]
11.05.2009 Interruption of OSTM/Jason-2 altimetry data
An improved digital elevation model (DEM) will be uploaded to the Jason-2/OSTM satellite starting on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 12:00 UTC and will continue through Wednesday May 13, 2009, 15:00 UTC. While the DEM is...[more]
06.05.2009 April 27 - May 2, 2009 week
La fonte des glaces, signal d'alarme pour le climat, dit Al Gore (Yahoo, 2009/04/28) Satellite imagery shows fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf destabilised (ESA, 2008/04/28) Si les glaces glissent vers l'océan (Libération,...[more]
29.04.2009 20-25 April, 2009 week
A glimpse of future GMES Sentinel-1 radar images (ESA, 2009/04/23) Antarctic ice cover « increasing due to hole in ozonz layer » (Telegraph, 2009/04/22) L'effondrement d'un pont de glace met la banquise de...[more]
