Latest news and features Discover the latest news and feature articles Apply Refine results Type Article News Blog Post Features Categories Sentinel Satellites Atmospheric composition Climate Land Ocean Data Organisation Metop Jason Features - All Tags Global data Launch OLCI Partners Satellite Applications Facility (SAF) Sentinel-4 Sentinel-5 SLSTR SRAL Third Party Sentinel-3 Sentinel-6 Training Africa Altimeters Atmosphere Climate Monitoring Copernicus Hackathon Ocean Colour Oceans Features Data access Climate WEKEO Europe Pacific Ocean Ocean Decade Features article Date 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 SHOW ALL 36 results News 3 July 2025 EUMETSAT and Mercator Ocean International strengthen cooperation EUMETSAT and Mercator Ocean International strengthen partnership. Features Behind the data: algae as sentinels of change Dr Thomas Jackson explains how satellite images can be used to identify ocean algae. Features Behind the data: investigating El Niño Satellite data provide invaluable insight into this global climate pattern. Features Behind the data: rescuing rock lobsters from a red tide Satellite data were used to monitor a red tide event in South Africa in early 2022. Features Behind the data: detecting marine heatwaves Dr Rob Roebeling discusses the importance of satellites in detecting marine heatwaves Features Portrait of a lake’s death Portrait of a lake’s death: how Copernicus data was used to profile the rapid demise of Chile’s Laguna de Aculeo Features Sentinel-6 reveals clues about the climate hidden in the ocean How an ocean prediction centre uses Sentinel-6 data to monitor ocean and climate change. News 3 February 2022 Southern Europe battles increases in major wildfires Strategies needed to prevent and suppress wildfires in light of more intense fire seasons. News 29 November 2021 Release of new data aids understanding of rising seas An international mission to understand a global threat. News 25 November 2021 Webinar on Earth observations for marine applications in Africa EUMETSAT is holding a webinar on Earth observations for marine applications in Africa on 2 December 2021. Features How did the first coronavirus lockdown affect air and ocean pollution? EUMETSAT expert explains the effects of the lockdown on air and ocean pollution News 7 October 2021 Copernicus Data User Uptake 2020 report published Uptake of Copernicus data provided by EUMETSAT continues to grow. Features Unprecedented wildfires devastate Siberia and spread smoke over the Arctic Experts have recorded Siberian smoke reaching the geographic North Pole for the first time. News 8 December 2020 Second WEkEO online webinar coming soon Discover what makes WEkEO unique in a series of webinars. News 20 November 2020 How the EUMETSAT team have been getting ready for launch and operations Gareth Williams, Sentinel-6 System & Operations Preparation Manager discusses pre-launch activities. News 4 November 2020 Sentinel-6 radio occultation mission Today we’d like to introduce you to one more member of the EUMETSAT Sentinel-6 mission team, Axel von Engeln, who is a Remote Sensing Scientist for Radio Occultation. News 4 November 2020 Latest update on the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich NASA has released the following information about the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, which was planned for launch on 10 November, 2020. News 2 November 2020 Sentinel-6: Webinars this week Ahead of the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, EUMETSAT is involved in a series of live webinars about sea-level rise monitoring from space. News 28 October 2020 Meet the Sentinel-6 team Getting the ground segment preparations ready News 23 October 2020 Sentinel-6 – Meet the team behind the mission Getting the inside view on Copernicus Sentinel-6 News 20 October 2020 Meet the Sentinel-6 Team In the run-up to the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich on 10 November 2020, we would like to introduce you to some of the people involved in the mission. Features Smoke from exceptional California wildfires reaches Europe Satellite observations monitor the transport of emissions. News 7 September 2020 Preparing to operate Copernicus Sentinel-6 Nothing beats the excitement of preparing for a satellite launch for workers at Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT. News 10 August 2020 An “experiment” 28 years ago proves its worth The “most successful ocean experiment of all time” began 28 years ago today, with the launch of the first joint European-US satellite designed to map ocean surface topography – TOPEX/Poseidon. Load More
