2008-05-15 Rossby waves in ENSO events

The LAS is a useful tool to make clearly visible Rossby waves on Longitude-Time diagrams and highlights their importance in the mechanisms of the ENSO phenomenon.

2008-05-14 May 05 - May 11, 2008 week

Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch (ESA, 2008/05/09)

ESA contributes to ocean carbon cycle research (ESA, 2008/05/05)

Scientists Discover New Ocean Current (Earthobservatory, 2008/04/30)

On...

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...

2008-05-07 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.

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.

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.

2008-04-18 14 - 19 April, 2008 week

Contract signed for ESA's Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite (ESA, 2008/04/14)

 Thales Alenia Space remporte un contrat pour le 3ème satellite environnemental, Sentinel-3 (Air et Cosmos, 2008/04/14)

L'étrange pause du...