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2008-05-07 May 2008: Altimeters charts sea level
Sea level rise monitoring is an important climate indicator. Altimetry has been measuring its evolution for more than 15 years, with numerous research projects.
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2008-04-21 The cool Australian eddy has become giant
The LAS enables to show the evolution of the eddy off Sydney. Reappeared in last August, it stretched over 300 km at the end of 2007.
Other News ...
2008-05-07 April 28 to May 03, 2008 week
Baptême de l'air pour Jason 2 (Cnes, 2008/05/05)
Le réchauffement du climat menace les animaux d'Australie (Le Monde, 2008/05/02)
Jason-2 arrives in California (Eumetsat, 2008/04/30)
Une nouvelle avancée dans la compréhension...
2008-04-30 Altimetry applications in videos: Beginning of life
Jason-2's schedule from its departure from Toulouse (France) to its launch from Vandenberg (California, USA) the 15th of June 2008, with some details about this delicate operation of the launch phase.
2008-04-30 21-26 April, 2008 week
La Nina and Pacific Decadal Oscillation Cool the Pacific (Earth Observatory, 2008/04)
La glace dans l'Arctique fond "beaucoup plus vite" que prévu (Yahoo, 2008/04/24)
Le fer... ou l'inutile fertilisation des océans (campagne...
2008-04-29 Jason-2 has just arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base
April 29, 2008: The OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft has just arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (USA), for final launch preparations. Designed and built jointly by Cnes, Eumetsat, Nasa and Noaa, the OSTM/Jason-2 will...
2008-04-25 Altimetry applications in videos: Tsunamis
Tsunamis are huge waves which can result in devastating waves breaking on the shore. By measuring sea surface height, altimetry satellites can theoretically detect tsunami waves in open ocean.