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27.11.2015 COP21 - Sea Level Rise

Sign a petition to recognize the sea level rise as a top indicator of the climate change.[more]


18.11.2015 Satellite Jason-3 in preparation in the clean room of the SpaceX site

Satellite Jason-3 in preparation in the clean room of the SpaceX site (Californie, USA) november 12, 2015. Crédits CNES/TAS/SpaceX


13.11.2015 8-14 November 2015 week

La Nasa assure que l’Antarctique gagne plus de glace qu’elle n’en perd (France 24, 2015/04/11)Réchauffement climatique: La Mer de Glace a perdu plus de 3 mètres d'épaisseur en un an (520 MINUTES, 2015/11/10) Arctique: les...[more]


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