Feb 18, 2016 | Environment and Climate
The two major challenges covering all of these themes are the preservation of environmental resources and ecosystems, and universal access to water (mainly for drinking) and sanitation. In this context, CNES has been commissioned to support the development of...
Feb 16, 2016 | Environment and Climate
How can we monitor the effects of global warming, optimize management of our freshwater resources, help traditional local fishermen exploit marine resources in a sustainable way, and ensure a safe route for skippers in solo round-the-world races? The data from the...
Feb 16, 2016 | Environment and Climate, Press
Download the PDF climate, water resources, marine resources, biodiversity, melting ice, detection of icebergs
Feb 15, 2016 | Environment and Climate, Sustainable Fisheries Management
With Sentinel-3, CLS plays the guardian of the water Tuesday, 16th of February, 2016, at 19h (UTC), the European satellite Sentinel-3 will be launched from the cosmodrome of Plessetsk loaded in a rocket Rockot. CLS will soon receive its data and then will be able to...
Jan 17, 2016 | Environment and Climate
Jason-3 will ensure supporting operational oceanography and monitoring of the sea-level trend, a key indicator of climate change. By succeeding Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2, Jason-3 extends the high-precision ocean altimetry data record to support climate...
Dec 15, 2015 | Environment and Climate
Space-based technologies are involved in climate monitoring At COP21 in Paris, an unprecedented agreement was reached: More than 150 heads of state agreed on quantified targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.The signal is clear. All economic sectors, including...
