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16.09.2010 Severe flooding hits southern Mexico
Altimetry can enable to monitor continental water levels such as rivers but also as wetlands. Current flooding over Mexico can be seen with the hydrology-dedicated data.[more]
15.09.2010 6-11 September 2010 week
Désertification : la mobilisation s'organise pour sauver le lac Tchad (Maxixciences, 2010/09/08)
Les glaciers du mont Ararat menacés par le réchauffement climatique (Google, 2010/09/08)
Calotte glaciaire: fonte surévaluée...[more]
13.09.2010 September 2010: ASAR vs altimetry South of Africa

Comparisons between SAR and Altimetry in open ocean show very good agreement, in particular in the Agulhas current area.
13.09.2010 Temporary interruptions on Aviso data access services September 13, 2010
Data access services as the Opendap and the Aviso data extraction tool may be momentarily unavailable due to maintenance on Monday September 13th, 2010 from the end of the morning (GMT). We apologize for the inconvenience.
09.09.2010 August 30 - September 4, 2010 week
Water mission reveals insight into Amazon plume (ESA, 2010/09/03)
Earth observation aids disaster relief in Pakistan (ESA, 2010/09/02)
Le mystère de l'Antarctique commence à être levé (Le Figaro, 2010/08/27)
On line...[more]
01.09.2010 Earl, a new hurricane approaching Caribbean sea
The hurricane Earl is approaching the Caribbean Islands. Satellite altimeter, and Envisat especially, are measuring wind speed and wave height over this region. [more]
26.08.2010 Upgrade and modifications on the Opendap and Extraction Tool
Aviso Opendap and extraction tool will undergo a major change on Monday August 30 morning (European time). The Delayed-time data will be upgraded, and subscription will be necessary to access the data from then on.[more]