15 results for '0 Degree'
Science

Sentinel-3 synergy cloud mask development

Developing a novel algorithm for the generation of an atmospheric obstruction mask for Sentinel-3.

Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery
Case study

January-December 2020

Phytoplankton dynamics in east Arabian Sea

Sea surface temperatures impact net primary productivity along east Arabian Sea.

OLCI
Case study

28 February 1998 13:30 UTC-15 February 2018 21:15 UTC

Eclipses captured in satellite imagery

Collection of cases looking at how satellites capture imagery of solar eclipses.

Total solar eclipse. Credit: James Thew
Case study

4 November–2 December 2019

Meanders in the Mediterranean

Instabilities in ocean currents can be identified through data from Sentinel-3 satellites.

Coast of Skikda, Algeria, showing the Mediterranean Sea. Credit: Humam
Case study

18 March 2017 09:30 UTC–19 March 12:12 UTC

Clear skies over the Mediterranean

Satellite images of the Mediterranean Sea in March 2017.

Clear skies over the Mediterranean
Case study

June and July 2019

European heatwaves in summer 2019

Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe, due to heatwaves.

Sun shining through a dried leaf. Credit: pxhere
News

25 April 2018

The launch of Sentinel-3B opens a new era for operational oceanography

The successful launch this evening of the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite from Plesetsk, Russia, will establish the European backbone of a space-based, global ocean monitoring system at the service of operational oceanography.

Image - Press Release - Sentinel-3B launch
Science

Evolution of a Bayesian cloud detection scheme

Improving cloud detection in coastal regions for S3 SLSTR SST products.

Coastal view. Credit: pxhere
Case study

29 June-9 July 2022

Phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea

Intense and colourful bloom of various phytoplankton species across the Black Sea in 2022.

Sentinel-3B image of the blooms
Case study

4-7 May 2023

First major fire events at high latitudes

By Anu-Maija Sundström, Julia Wagemann, Julien Chimot, Federico Fierli, Mark Parrington, Jochen Kerkmann and Ivan Smiljanic

First major fire events at high latitudes
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.

Russian Fires - Sentinel 3
Case study

9-12 April 2021

Major eruption of La Soufrière volcano

Major eruption of the Caribbean volcano La Soufrière in early April 2021.

Sentinel-3 OLCI True Colour 11 April 13:38 UTC