ANNY CAZENAVE LAUREATE OF THE 2020 VETLESEN PRIZE
2020-01-24Anny Cazenave, Emeritus Research Scientist at the LEGOS space geophysics and oceanography research laboratory, expert adviser to CNES and fellow of the French Academy of Sciences, is to receive the 2020 Vetlesen Prize for achievement in Earth sciences.
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Release of the regional XTRACK Tidal Constants product
2020-01-17The XTRACK Tidal Constant is a new added-value coastal altimetry product. It provides accurate along-track tidal constant estimates at regional scale and includes all coastal seas in the world. This product usefully completes tide gauge observations for tidal studies, the validation of tidal models or data assimilation into models.
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Lake Kariba level is very low
2020-01-07The lake Kariba is a reservoir lake on the Zambezi basin. Its level has been dropping for the past year and a half.
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Po river at a high level
2019-12-11The Po river, South of Venice in Italy is at a high level this late November, as seen by several altimeters
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Aviso+ Users Newsletter #16
2019-12-06We are pleased to announce you the publication of the sixteenth Aviso+ Users Newsletter : SUMMARY: Project News: Ongoing and forthcoming missions, ongoing developments First SWIM wave data from CFOSAT satellite Aviso+ : a wide range of altimetry products Altimetry data for sea-ice thickness and snow depth over Arctic and Antarctica New CNES-CLS18 Mean Dynamic Topography Aviso+ User Satisfaction Survey 2019 : main results New products on the Aviso'VIZ portal Even...
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Venice Acqua Alta November 2019’ event measured by satellite altimetry
2019-11-28Sea level anomaly measured by the altimetry constellation over the Adriatic seas on the 13th of November 2019.
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SARAL/AltiKa : new GDR-F products standard demo delivery
2019-11-27A demo delivery of the SARAL/AltiKa new GDR-F products standard is now available.
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Release of the Mean Dynamic Topography MDT_CNES-CLS18
2019-11-19We are pleased to announce you that the latest version of the Mean Dynamic Topography called MDT_CNES-CLS18 is now available.
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Call for articles for a Special Issue of Remote Sensing on Altimetry Cal/Val
2019-10-25The 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 2020)
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Mescoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas in Near-Real-Time
2019-10-22The Aviso+ team is pleased to announce that the Mescoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlas in Near-Real-Time is now available on the Aviso+ ftp service.
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Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring
2019-10-08The 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).
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Hurricane Dorian seen by satellites
2019-09-06Hurricane 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.
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How to use altimetry for hydrology? - now also in Spanish and Portuguese
2019-08-05A document to explain altimetry for hydrology on Aviso+
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Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019
2019-07-24Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019. Captain of the merchant navy, astronomer, geodesist, driving force, inspiring person, human being and literary man, he has been and was all that and more. He was one of the pioneer of satellite radar altimetry, promoting the French project "Poséidon", and collaborating with the US "TOPEX" project in the 1980s to merge them into 'Topex/Poseidon'. He was instrumental in the success of the mission, of the collaboration between th...
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American Great Lakes at or near their highest in June/July this year
2019-07-23All measurements, altimetry included, are showing the American Great Lakes are at a very high level this year.
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SWOT Science Team call (TOSCA)
2019-07-08CNES, in agreement with NASA, is launching a call for SWOT scientific proposals for the period April 2020 through March 2024
Read moreANNY CAZENAVE LAUREATE OF THE 2020 VETLESEN PRIZE
Anny Cazenave, Emeritus Research Scientist at the LEGOS space geophysics and oceanography research laboratory, expert adviser to CNES and fellow of the French Academy of ...
Release of the regional XTRACK Tidal Constants product
The XTRACK Tidal Constant is a new added-value coastal altimetry product. It provides accurate along-track tidal constant estimates at regional scale and includes all coa...
Lake Kariba level is very low
The lake Kariba is a reservoir lake on the Zambezi basin. Its level has been dropping for the past year and a half.
Po river at a high level
The Po river, South of Venice in Italy is at a high level this late November, as seen by several altimeters
Aviso+ Users Newsletter #16
We are pleased to announce you the publication of the sixteenth Aviso+ Users Newsletter : SUMMARY: Project News: Ongoing and forthcoming missions, o...
Venice Acqua Alta November 2019’ event measured by satellite altimetry
Sea level anomaly measured by the altimetry constellation over the Adriatic seas on the 13th of November 2019.
SARAL/AltiKa : new GDR-F products standard demo delivery
A demo delivery of the SARAL/AltiKa new GDR-F products standard is now available.
Release of the Mean Dynamic Topography MDT_CNES-CLS18
We are pleased to announce you that the latest version of the Mean Dynamic Topography called MDT_CNES-CLS18 is now available.
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...
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.
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...
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, S...
How to use altimetry for hydrology? - now also in Spanish and Portuguese
A document to explain altimetry for hydrology on Aviso+
Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019
Michel Lefebvre passed away on July 21st, 2019. Captain of the merchant navy, astronomer, geodesist, driving force, inspiring person, human being and literary man, he ha...
American Great Lakes at or near their highest in June/July this year
All measurements, altimetry included, are showing the American Great Lakes are at a very high level this year.
SWOT Science Team call (TOSCA)
CNES, in agreement with NASA, is launching a call for SWOT scientific proposals for the period April 2020 through March 2024
- Combining altimetry heights and filaments with in situ data from marine animals'dive, the in-depth structure of a...
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