EARTH OBSERVATION

In recent years, multiple space missions have been launched. Today the earth is opening up its secrets as never before. A lecture by Jacqueline McGlade, Jackson Professor of the Environment 21 May 2019 6pm (UK time) https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/exploring-earth-from-space In recent years, multiple space missions have been launched. Many have set out across our galaxy to explore other systems and planets, capturing people’s imaginations and helping us to understand more about the origins of the universe. But there are also a myriad of space missions and platform that are sending data back to earth that are telling us about how earth is changing. Today the earth is opening up its secrets as never before.

In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme from the Living Planet Symposium in Milan, we feature a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of the Po Valley. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/05/Po_Valley_Italy ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #EarthFromSpace #PoValley

This visualization shows a variety of data from the oceans and ice to help explain why Jakobshavn glacier grew thicker and advanced between 2016 and 2017. Initially, the average flow of ice across the Greenland Ice Sheet in these years is shown as colored flow arrows, with blue shades indicating slower movement and red indicating faster. As we draw near we see a large bay named Disko Bay located just to the west of the narrow inlet, or fjord, that is home to Jakobshavn glacier. The water is cut away to reveal the historical temperature of the bay, to a depth of about 400 meters. Around Greenland, water below 150 m depth tends to be warmer than water near the surface. The change in temperature between 1952 and 2017 is shown using blue tones for colder water and red tones for warmer. The deep water warms through most of the 1990s, but cools dramatically after 2015. The ocean temperature changes are shown a second time, with a brief pause on 1979 to see the initial cooler water temperature, 2000 to view the warming and 2017 to view the current cooling trend. Jakobshavn Glacier is Greenland's largest and fastest moving glacier. Over the last 20 years, it has retreated, sped up and thinned. The data shown here reveal that Jakobshavn’s retreat has reversed. Between 2016 and 2018, the glacier advanced and got thicker. Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have linked these changes to cooling of the ocean waters that reach Jakobshavn after traveling around the southern tip of Greenland and reaching into Disko Bay (**Link to publication here**). The ocean cooling was likely related to the natural cycles of warming and cooling that happen in the Atlantic as part of the North Atlantic Oscillation. The strong influence of the ocean on the ice loss from Jakboshavn is somewhat surprising because the role of the ocean has been unclear since the glacier’s floating extension, called an ice tongue, disintegrated in 2003. These results mean that future projections of sea level rise will need to account for the ocean changes in order to accurately predict how fast Greenland’s ice will melt in a warming climate. The visualization pulls out to show the entire Greenland Ice Sheet while ocean is drained to reveal the shape and depth of the ocean floor around the ice sheet. Data from the ECCO ocean circulation model shows ocean currents carrying water around the southern tip of Greenland and up the west coast, where it eventually enters Disko Bay and reaches Jakboshavn glacier. When we zoom in to the Jakobshavn glacier again, we see the glacier is blanketed by more than 40, 000 radar observations. These data show the change in elevation between 2016 and 2017 as measured by an aircraft. These elevation changes are colored so that blue colors indicate an rise in the elevation and orange/red colors indicate a fall. The deepest blue color reflects the advance of the glacier from the 2016 front, appearing in the video as a shaded cliff, to its more advanced location in 2017. Farther downstream in the fjord the patches of blue and red show icebergs, which have detached from the front. Visualizers: Cindy Starr (lead), Horace Mitchell, Greg Shirah For more information or to download this public domain video, go to https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4688#26988

2019-03-11 - Timelapse from Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba to the Manicouagan Crater, Quebec, captured by CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during his space mission. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1hdsqzfp Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1hdsqzfp

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over jewels of the Maldives for Valentine’s week in this edition of the Earth from Space programme. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/02/Jewels_of_the_Maldives ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #EarthFromSpace #Maldive

Following the launch of Aeolus on 22 August 2018, scientists have been busy fine-tuning and calibrating this latest Earth Explorer satellite. Aeolus carries a revolutionary instrument, which comprises a powerful laser, a large telescope and a very sensitive receiver. It works by emitting short, powerful pulses – 50 pulses per second – of ultraviolet light from a laser down into the atmosphere. The instrument then measures the backscattered signals from air molecules, dust particles and water droplets to provide vertical profiles that show the speed of the world’s winds in the lowermost 30 km of the atmosphere. These measurements are needed to improve weather forecasts. As part of the working being done to calibrate this novel mission, scientists have been taking similar measurements from an aircraft carrying an airborne version of Aeolus’ instrument. The pilot flies the plane under the satellite as it orbits above so that measurements of wind can be compared. Learn more about Aeolus: http://bit.ly/AeolusESA ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #Aeolus #Satellite #EarthObservation

In 2012, the Exploratorium crew went to the Big Island of Hawaii to visit NOAA scientists collecting climate and environmental data at the top of Mauna Loa. Join Dr. Russell Schnell, the director of the Global Monitoring Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as he talks about what it takes to monitor climate change.

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over one of the areas in Iraq that suffered flooding recently in this week's edition of the #EarthfromSpace programme. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/02/Iraq_flood ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #Iraq #EarthObservation

The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite takes us over the city of Zaragoza in northeast Spain in this week's edition of the #EarthfromSpace programme. Download the image: https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/01/Zaragoza_Spain ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

The most recent trends in sea level rise mean the low-lying Camargue region of southern France could be submerged by the sea by the end of the century. The sea walls built along the coast in the 1980s have already been broken by the waves, as a combination of rising waters, slowly sinking landmass, and reduced amounts of sediment from the Rhone river spell trouble for this environment. Anis Guelmami uses Copernicus Sentinel satellites to study wetlands like the Camargue, and he tells us the latest news from space. This video is also available in the following languages: German: https://youtu.be/FzN9VefqOjo French: https://youtu.be/UatICtrjjX4 Italian: https://youtu.be/VA_4Y8TIBWQ Spanish: https://youtu.be/ME3bwTTJpB4 Portuguese: https://youtu.be/JTw964V6454 Greek: https://youtu.be/hFsZskAMHiQ Hungarian: https://youtu.be/0iLPVTI3G3k ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite takes us over Chachani mountain in Peru from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/11/Chachani_Peru ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Gulf from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/11/The_Gulf ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over Fogo in Cabo Verde, from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/11/Fogo_Cabo_Verde ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

It wasn’t originally envisaged that two – let alone three – Metop satellites would be operational at the same time. However, this has been made possible by the exceptional longevity of Metop-A and Metop-B. A successful launch of Metop-C will result in more coverage and more data flowing to users. And users of Metop data and products are eagerly awaiting this development. In the fourth and final of our special videos, you can learn more about the very significant benefits that flow from Metop data. For more about this launch, check out our Metop-C launch website: http://bit.ly/2O0pvzq

A satellite launch is truly something to behold and is guaranteed to generate excitement. However, for EUMETSAT, the launch of meteorological satellite Metop-C is just the start of important activities. The third of our special video series produced for the launch campaign explains what happens during the launch and early operations phase and commissioning of the satellite. These are the crucial steps taking place after the satellite is released from the rocket through to the first distribution of data and products to users. For more information about this launch, check out our website: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/MetopCLaunch/Status/index.html

The third in the series of MetOp satellites is scheduled for launch on 7 November from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou. In this special edition of Earth from Space, ESA’s MetOp-C project manager, Stéfane Carlier, talks about this latest polar-orbiting weather satellite and how its range of instruments provide data on a host of atmospheric variables such as temperature and humidity. These data are used largely for numerical weather prediction – the basis for weather forecasting. They also contribute to climate research.  The MetOp programme is a joint undertaking between ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Eumetsat. The programme is also Europe’s contribution to a cooperative venture with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA. The satellites work in conjunction with the NOAA satellite system. Not only do the MetOp and NOAA satellites fly in complementary orbits to offer maximum coverage, some of the instruments are common to both missions. More about MetOp-C: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/MetOp ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite takes us over South Sudan from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/10/South_Sudan ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Michael at 11:13 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. EDT Oct. 9 from an altitude of 255 miles as the storm churned over the Gulf of Mexico moving northwest at 12 miles an hour. Michael is expected to make landfall Wednesday, Oct. 10 as a category 3 hurricane over the Florida panhandle.

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite takes us over eastern US from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/10/Eastern_US ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite takes us over central Italy from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/09/Central_Italy ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over São Miguel, Azores from the ESA Web TV studios. Download the image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/09/Sao_Miguel_Azores ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

In this episode of #EarthfromSpace, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite takes us over Northeast Ethiopia. Go to our website to download this image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/09/Northeast_Ethiopia ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

High definition cameras outside the International Space Station captured new views of a somewhat weakened Hurricane Florence at 6:56 a.m. EDT Sept. 13 as it neared the U.S. Eastern seaboard. NASA satellites track the storm: https://go.nasa.gov/2CEmDGQ | According to the National Hurricane Center, Florence is moving northwest with winds of 110 miles an hour. On the forecast track, the center of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later today, then move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the hurricane warning area tonight and Friday. A slow motion over eastern South Carolina is forecast Friday night through Saturday night. The region is facing potential catastrophic flooding from Florence with some rainfall totals predicted to reach 40 inches.

After a nice summer break, Earth from Space is back and is taking us over the North Sea with the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite and a new host. Go to our website to download this image: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/09/North_Sea_bloom ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow ESA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr ESA is Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Tropical Storm Gordon at 11:30 a.m. EDT Sept. 4 from an altitude of 255 miles as the storm churned over the northern Gulf of Mexico moving northwest at 15 miles an hour. Gordon was expected to make landfall tonight as a category 1 hurricane over the southeast Louisiana or southwestern Mississippi coastline.

Learn how Earth’s wind is generated and why we need to measure it. Discover how ESA’s Aeolus satellite will use laser technology to measure these invisible streams of air to help understand our climate and to improve our weather forecasts. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Learn more about Aeolus: http://bit.ly/AeolusESA

For Arianespace’s fifth launch of the year, and the first in 2018 with Vega, the company will orbit the Aeolus satellite – the world’s first space mission to acquire profiles of the Earth’s wind on a global scale, on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). This will be the 12th mission of the Vega launcher, which once again is to demonstrate its versatility and perfect adaptation to European missions dedicated to Earth observation. The liftoff will be from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) in Kourou, French Guiana (South America). DATE AND TIME Liftoff is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at exactly: -05:20:09 p.m., Washington D.C. time -06:20:09 p.m., local time in French Guiana -21:20:09, Universal Time (UTC) -11:20:09 p.m., Paris time. MISSION DURATION The nominal mission duration (from liftoff to separation of the satellite) is: 54 minutes, 57 seconds TARGETED ORBIT FOR THE AEOLUS SATELLITE Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) will take place on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Kourou, to authorize the start of operations for the final countdown. ESA’s Aeolus satellite will be equipped with a single instrument: a Doppler wind LIDAR called Aladin (Atmospheric LAser Doppler INstrument) - an advanced laser system designed to timely and accurately measure global wind-profiles from space. Aeolus will probe the atmosphere with pioneering ultraviolet laser pulses, which will enhance the understanding of tropical dynamics and processes relevant to climate variability. The Aeolus mission will provide much-needed data to improve the quality of weather forecasting, contributing to long-term climate research. Flight VV12 is the embodiment of a long-standing, fruitful relationship between ESA and Arianespace. Indeed, it will be the 50th mission launched by Arianespace for the European Space Agency, guaranteeing independent and reliable access to space for Europe, and benefitting the world’s citizens through investments in space technologies. Airbus Defence and Space is the Aeolus satellite’s manufacturer. For further information, download the Launch Kit by clicking here: http://www.arianespace.com/press-kits/ To watch a live, high-speed online transmission of the launch (including commentary from the launch site in French and English), go to arianespace.com or to youtube.com/arianespace on August 21, 2018, starting 15 minutes before liftoff.

Thanks to the wind, heat is distributed around the planet. Equatorial regions receive more heat from the Sun than other parts of the world. This leads to differences in air temperature, density and pressure, which in turn, cause the air to move – creating wind. This movement of air constitutes the general circulation of the atmosphere, transporting heat away from equatorial regions towards the poles, and returning cooler air to the tropics. The wind clearly plays an important role in weather forecasts, which in turn are not only important for planning our daily affairs, but vital for numerous commercial activities such as farming, fishing, transport, and for taking appropriate measures when extreme weather is on the horizon. Although weather forecasts have advanced considerably in recent years, there is a need for global wind measurements to improve them even further. ESA’s Aeolus mission will fill this gap by providing global wind-profiles in near-real time. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts will process these data and the data in their numerical weather prediction models, which will lead to better forecasting. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe Learn more about Aeolus: http://bit.ly/AeolusESA

Diego Fernandez and Chris Stewart welcome Earth observation attendants and provide their opening remarks. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Anny Cazenave from the Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales’, Toulouse, France, during the session titled 'Earth system, past and present'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Anny Cazenave from the Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales’, Toulouse, France, during the session titled 'Sea-level rise from space'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Martin Viesbeck from the Physical Oceanography at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, during the session titled 'Environmental science and sustainable development'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Martin Viesbeck from the Physical Oceanography at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, during the session titled 'Opportunities for integrated ocean observing'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Leif Toudal, during the session titled 'Remote sensing of sea ice'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Zoltan Veckerdy, during the session titled 'Monitoring the water cycle over land: rainfall and surface energy balance'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Zoltan Veckerdy, during the session titled 'Monitoring the water cycle over land: water bodies and soil moisture'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bertrand Chapron, during the session titled 'Satellite oceanography: an integrated perspective'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Marie-Hélène Rio, during the session titled 'Ocean Circulation: Introduction'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bob Brewin, during the session titled 'Ocean colour theory'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Leif Toudal, during the session titled 'Remote sensing and modelling of sea ice'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bertrand Chapron, during the session titled 'Satellite oceanography: an integrated perspective'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Andrew Shepherd, during the session titled 'How to measure 3 trillion tons of ice'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Marie-Hélène Rio, during the session titled 'Ocean circulation: Space and in-situ data synergy'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bob Brewin, during the session titled 'Ocean colour and the marine carbon cycle'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bertrand Chapron, during the session titled 'Satellite oceanography: Observing ocean waves from space'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Marie-Hélène Rio, during the session titled 'Ocean circulation: The 3D perspective'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Bob Brewin, during the session titled 'Ocean colour and climate '. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Andrew Shepherd, during the session titled 'Is Earth’s sea ice declining? '. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Shaun Quegan, during the session titled 'The role of the global carbon cycle in the Earth system'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool

This presentation was given by Jochem Verrelst, during the session titled 'Monitoring and modelling of land surface processes'. Every two years, ESA’s Earth observation summer schools draws young scientists from all over the world to learn more about remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. In 2018, the two-week summer school is held on 30 July to 10 August. While the students engage in practical sessions in the afternoons, the morning lectures were streamed live. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe For more information visit: http://bit.ly/EOsummerSchool