ESA - Arctic

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Earth's oceans

Enabling & Support

Webinar recap: Space solutions to ocean problems

03/08/2022 1144 views 5 likes

A lake that has partially drained on the Yamal Peninsula

Permafrost thaw: it’s complicated

27/01/2022 11181 views 117 likes

Satellites pinpoint communities at risk of permafrost thaw

09/11/2021 5025 views 99 likes

Greenland meltwater runoff

Meltwater runoff from Greenland becoming more erratic

03/11/2021 6057 views 66 likes

Thawing permafrost

Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses

22/10/2021 34207 views 173 likes

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ESA and the Arctic

Understanding the Arctic

Ice and climate Mapping glacial ice on the move Europe's warm relationship with the poles Understanding the changing ice sheets

Monitoring the Arctic

Polar scientists herald importance of satellite observations Watching ice at sea Satellite tracking reveals Arctic animals' habits Verifying satellite operations from frozen ground

Challenges in the Arctic

Mars in the Arctic Arctic poses communications challenges Managing signals at the top of the world Space solutions for the Arctic

What ESA offers

ARTES Arctic Projects Space for our climate - The Arctic

Programmes, Partners and Users

ESA Climate Change Initiative: Ice sheets

Conferences and Workshops

Arctic and Space Workshop 2016

Finnish Meteorological Institute - Research-based services for the whole society, Mr Damski, FMI Arctic and Space - ESA Perspective, Mr Morel, ESA Finnish Space Strategy 2013 - 2020, Ms Lundström, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland SNSB strategies with relevance to the Arctic: - access to space infrastructure essential for society and required space data - develop competitive space enterprises and research groups, Mr Boberg, Swedish National Space Board Norwegian Arctic Strategies and Priorities, Mr Herland, Norwegian Space Centre Danish interests in the Arctic, Ms Klitgaard, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation Canadian Arctic Perspective for Space, Mr Bergeron, Canadian Space Agency Arctic and Space & Copernicus, Mr Toumazou, European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Copernicus Unit Eumetsat perspectives on Arctic observations, Mr Holmlund, Eumetsat Observing, Understanding and Predicting Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Ecosystems and their Consequences, Prof Callaghan, University of Sheffield, UK What happens when we warm the Arctic? Climate change and the Arctic cyrosphere, Mr Olsen, Danish MInistry of Energy, Utilities and Climate

Space and the Arctic Conference 2012 Replay of CDF for Arctic workshop 2017 Arctic and Space workshop 2017

Publications related to Space for the Arctic

Polaris Summary report Sentinel-1: Radar vision for Copernicus Cryosat: ESA's ice mission Sentinel-3 brochure

Multimedia

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ESA's ice mission

Cryosat

Campaign aircraft

SMOS ice campaign

SMOS ice campaign

Antarctica Peninsula

Sentinel-1: Oceans and Ice

International Polar Foundation

Cryosat-2 eoPortal

Atlas of the Cryosphere

Atlas of the Cryosphere

Wandering wildlife - Satellite and radio telemetry tracking…

Wandering wildlife - Satellite and radio telemetry tracking wildlife across the Arctic

Ice2sea programme

Ice2sea programme

National Snow & Ice Data Center - Quick facts on ice sheets

National Snow & Ice Data Center - Quick facts on ice sheets

GLIMS

GLIMS

Polar Communication and Weather mission (PCW)

Polar Communication and Weather mission (PCW)

World Climate Research Programme

World Climate Research Programme

Polar View

Centre for Polar Observation and Modeling

Centre for Polar Observation and Modeling

Polar sciences: European Science Foundation

Polar sciences: European Science Foundation

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