Envisat Monitoring Antartica

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Focusing on Envisats Radar Altimeter (RA-2) and Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) insturments this programme explains how Envisat will be used to gather data on the Antarctic. In providing this data Envisat will help scientists answer the question on whether the shrinking of the Southern Polar Ice cap will effect global sea levels.

CREDIT
ESA
LICENCE
ESA Standard Licence

Documentary
Observing the Earth
Envisat ERS-1 ERS-2
Chris Rapley (Director British Antarctic Survey) Duncan Wingham (Cryosat Project Scientist University, College London)
Ariane 4
Interviewing Monitoring Presenting
Artist's impressions ERS results Global change Ice Ice cap Ice thickness Launch campaign Launcher Satellites Sea level Sea-ice

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