MAGIC to improve water management

By measuring Earth’s gravity in detail, a new satellite mission concept called MAGIC would yield new information on the amount of water in oceans, ice sheets, glaciers, near-surface and – uniquely among all space sensing technology – also underground. Most importantly, it would measure how this water shifts over time. MAGIC is being investigated under ESA’s Earth Observation core research and development programme, FutureEO, in cooperation with NASA. This would lead to improved water management, particularly in regions where water is a scarce resource, and a better understanding of sea-level change, both of which would bring many benefits to society in a changing world.

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