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Taking in soil moisture measurements
Australian field campaign validates SMOS data

9 March 2010 - To ensure the integrity of an Earth observation mission, it is often essential to compare the data being delivered from space with measurements taken on the ground. Accordingly, the first field campaign to validate soil moisture data from ESA's SMOS mission has just been carried out 'down under'.

Source: ESA  
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Arabian Sea

Phytoplankton swirled across the Arabian Sea on February 18, 2010, drawn into thin green ribbons by turbulent eddies. The bloom stretches from the shores of Pakistan (top) to the coast of Oman (lower left). The washed out appearance at the upper left of the image is due to sunglint, which is the mirror–like reflection of sunlight off the water.

Source: NASA

 
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Current legal issues for satellite Earth observation

8-9 April 2010
Vienna, Austria

Satellite Earth observation is becoming more and more an efficient tool for monitoring all kinds of resources of Earth. Remotely sensed data are now a reliable basis for decision-making in many areas of society. We experience increasing resolutions both spatially and spectrally. Constellations of small satellites are capable to provide good daily coverage of the Earth's surface and allow to increase the temporal resolution. The progress resulting from satellite Earth observation allows to expand the application fields but also brings to light new problems to be discussed in a broader public debate.

 
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