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Weather and climate: better forecasting and mitigation with IASI-NG
The European Metop-SGA1 weather satellite, launched in August, is carrying the IASI-NG instrument, a spectrometer developed by CNES notably to serve the needs of weather forecasting.
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How satellites are helping to understand the “carbon machine”
The MicroCarb microsatellite is a new high-precision space asset for the world’s scientific community set to measure concentrations of CO2 in our atmosphere.
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CO3D: four satellites to map the planet in three dimensions
France’s CO3D mission took off last July. It promises to serve a long list of applications, notably to aid adaptation to climate change.
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Space4Ocean: a global alliance to preserve our oceans
The Space4Ocean Alliance (S4O) was initiated by CNES at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3). Selma Cherchali, in charge of the project at CNES, gives us the inside story.
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The Biomass satellite, guardian of forests
The aim of this European satellite is to quantify biomass, the organic carbon-rich matter making up the world’s forests. A mission conceived by and for the scientific community.
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SWOT, a promising hydrology and oceanography mission
Satellites have already revolutionized oceanography, and tomorrow they will do the same for hydrology. The French-U.S. SWOT mission is spearheading this effort.
