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13.11.2019 November 2019: 2019 monsoon monitored using altimetry
Altimetry enables to follow and understand the sequence of events leading to monsoon onset, in conjunction with other remote sensing data
25.10.2019 Call for articles for a Special Issue of Remote Sensing on Altimetry Cal/Val
The call for papers is open to all aspects of calibration and validation over all surfaces and including Cal/val of the necessary ancillary information or details on Cal/Val strategies for upcoming missions (deadline:31st May...[more]
22.10.2019 Mescoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas in Near-Real-Time
The Aviso+ team is pleased to announce that the Mescoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas in Near-Real-Time is now available on the Aviso+ ftp service.
15.10.2019 CFOSAT: first International Science Team meeting
The first meeting of the CFOSAT International Science Team was held in Nanjing from 23 to 25 September 2019.
08.10.2019 Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring
The ocean-observing altimetry satellite mission, Jason-2, will end on 10 October 2019 following a joint termination decision made by the four mission partners (NASA, CNES, NOAA, and EUMETSAT).[more]
01.10.2019 October 2019: Monitoring an iceberg topography with altimetry
Satellite Radar altimetry can also measure ice topography over huge icebergs thus monitoring their melt and fragmentation.
06.09.2019 Hurricane Dorian seen by satellites
Hurricane Dorian seen by remote sensing satellites : wave parameters from CFOSAT, Jason-3, Jason-2 and Copernicus Sentinel-3A/B, wind speed from Copernicus Sentinel-1, SMOS and SMAP and ocean ernergy content from models.










