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Baltic blooms
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The Blue Worlds Task Force

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Sea-surface temperature January to mid-May 2023
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Our oceans are in hot water

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Marine plastic litter detection at Deltares

Video: Can marine plastic litter be spotted from space?

Investigating the concept of marine plastic litter detection from orbit

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80% of global trade is carried by sea
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Navigating the sea from space with innovative technologies

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How space helps connect everyone everywhere

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Drought causes Yangtze to shrink

24/08/2022 16915 views 150 likes
A record-breaking drought has caused parts of the Yangtze River to dry up – affecting hydropower, shipping routes and limiting drinking water supplies. Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show a comparison of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, near Chongqing, over the last three years.
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Marine plastic litter
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Tracking marine plastic drift from space

09/08/2022 5996 views 107 likes
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Earth's oceans
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Webinar recap: Space solutions to ocean problems

03/08/2022 1140 views 5 likes
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Charting sea level from space

08/06/2022 5298 views 145 likes
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Satellite navigation signals help map sea surface shape

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Space Safety

Satellites for safer seas… and a safer world!

08/11/2021 2075 views 60 likes
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Hunting for marine plastic

02/11/2021 3803 views 95 likes
Hunting for marine plastic
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Baltic blooms

Webinar series

The challenges of the blue world

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Mapped by Sentinel-1 for Vendée Globe safety

28/01/2021 8282 views 80 likes
Competitors of the Vendée Globe sailing race are now nearing the finishing point, but while they were near the treacherous iceberg-infested waters of the Southern Ocean they remained relatively safe thanks to satellite observations.
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First map of global shipping captured by the ESAIL satellite

26/11/2020 3019 views 69 likes
First map of global shipping captured by the ESAIL satellite
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ESA and Oceans

Understanding our oceans

MetOcean for offshore activities Ocean colour yields secrets of the deep Understanding ocean salinity Telling tides from afar Ocean colour & algae blooms Harnessing the power of the breakers

Monitoring our oceans

Ships that pass safely in the night Keeping track of cargo from space Monitoring oil spills from space Sustainable fishing by satellite A step forward in detecting plastic marine litter from space

Navigating our oceans

Satellites for safer seas Navigation through sea ice Ships that pass safely in the night EGNOS boosts navigation capabilities Space technology helping maritime adventures Optimising shipping routes

What ESA offers

The Blue Worlds Task Force ARTES Maritime projects Understanding our Planet - Oceans SMOS

Programmes, Partners and Users

ESA Climate Change Initiative: Ocean colour Copernicus: Marine Services Data User Element (DUE) Earth Online: Oceans and Coasts EGNOS TRAN - Maritime project page

Publications related to Space for Oceans

SMOS: from science to applications ESA Earth Explorers - Brochure 314 GOCE, The Geoid and Oceanography (PDF) Earth Observation for Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions Science (Conference Proceedings) Study reports on Oceans Sentinel-1: Radar vision for Copernicus SMOS: ESA's water mission Cryosat: ESA's ice mission

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