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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.
26.03.2010 Jason-2 annual report, 2009
This document presents the synthesis report concerning validation activities of Jason-2 GDRs with Cal/Val Jason-2 activities and Jason-2 / Jason-1 cross-calibration. It assesses the Jason-2 data quality: missing and edited,...[more]
25.03.2010 New launch date for Cryosat
The Esa's ice mission, Cryosat, will be launch next April 8, 2010.[more]
24.03.2010 15-20 March, 2010 week
Naissance d'un océan - La dorsale de Sheba (Pour la Science, 2010/04)
Arctique : une expédition de 500 km à ski pour étudier l'acidification des océans (Maxisciences, 2010/03/20)
New launch date for CryoSat-2 confirmed (ESA,...[more]