{"id":233553,"date":"2015-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cls.fr\/satellite-linked-drones-are-climate-change-sentinels\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:10:41","slug":"satellite-linked-drones-are-climate-change-sentinels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cls.fr\/en\/satellite-linked-drones-are-climate-change-sentinels\/","title":{"rendered":"SATELLITE-LINKED DRONES ARE CLIMATE CHANGE SENTINELS"},"content":{"rendered":"

New technologies for environmental monitoring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDERWATER DRONES<\/strong><\/div>\n
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For years now, CLS has been using\u00a0<\/span>underwater drones known as gliders.\u00a0<\/span>They assess the quantity of CO2, plankton\u00a0<\/span>and hydrocarbons in seawater. We\u00a0<\/span>can also measure the effects of global\u00a0<\/span>warming, the acidification of oceans and\u00a0<\/span>pollution in specific areas of the world.<\/span><\/div>\n
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PROOCEANO, the CLS group\u2019s Brazilian\u00a0underwater drones\u00a0<\/span>can stay at sea for months to perform\u00a0<\/span>numerous dives for missions that were\u00a0<\/span>impossible before. We cooperate with\u00a0<\/span>international research bodies using these\u00a0<\/span>drones, which measure data that are then\u00a0<\/span>collected by satellites. These state-of-the-art\u00a0<\/span>instruments provide valuable information\u00a0<\/span>on the marine environment, including wave\u00a0<\/span>height, wind speed, current intensity, ocean\u00a0<\/span>surface and depth temperatures. All these\u00a0<\/span>data can be fed into climate models.<\/span><\/div>\n
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UAVs FOR ATMOSPHERIC\u00a0<\/span>SCIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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There are already regulations to limit\u00a0<\/span>greenhouse gases at sea. CLS is developing\u00a0<\/span>innovative solutions to support authorities\u00a0<\/span>wanting to ensure compliance with\u00a0<\/span>these regulations. In order to reduce\u00a0<\/span>pollutants harmful to the climate and\u00a0<\/span>health in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea\u00a0<\/span>and off the US coasts (in these cases\u00a0<\/span>mostly nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide),\u00a0<\/span>the International Maritime Organization\u00a0<\/span>(IMO) set standards dictating that from\u00a0<\/span>1 January 2015, the maximum limit of\u00a0<\/span>sulphur contained in authorized marine\u00a0<\/span>fuel is to be divided by ten. <\/span><\/div>\n
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How can\u00a0<\/span>we check that shipping complies with\u00a0<\/span>these regulations far from the shore?<\/span><\/div>\n
CLS <\/span>offers a solution for\u00a0<\/span>coastal applications. Satellite-linked\u00a0<\/span>drones are able to check pollution\u00a0<\/span>emanating from ships located by\u00a0<\/span>satellite. The use of polluting fuel can\u00a0<\/span>thus be detected remotely and in real\u00a0<\/span>time, offering competent authorities the\u00a0<\/span>means of enforcing the standards. The\u00a0<\/span>ESA-funded European STEAM project will\u00a0<\/span>be testing this system at sea in 2016.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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