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Phytoplankton dynamics in east Arabian Sea

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

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

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.

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Evolution of a Bayesian cloud detection scheme

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

Phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea

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

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.