The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
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"Global ocean heat content has increased since the late 1950's, the period for which adequate observations of sub-surface ocean temperatures have been available".
Climate Change 2001: Working Group I: The Scientific Basis Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sea surface temperature for the global ocean 2009. Satellite data provides long-term tracking of sea-surface temperature to help understand climate change.