Mapping greenhouse gases from Space
Tracking changes in carbon dioxide and methane from space enable scientists to improve models and predict future global warming.
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Ice loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is accelerating and now account for a quarter of sea-level.
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Satellite altimeters reveal an upward trend in global mean sea level. Worryingly, the rate has accelerated in recent years.
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Ocean and cryosphere satellite records confirm the contributors to global sea-level rise match up
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ESA’s Climate Change Initiative contributes to the physical evidence-base used to assess the state of the global climate
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Satellites help to check national greenhouse gas inventories and improve reporting of progress towards UNFCCC Paris Agreement goals
MoreOperational data products
Major operational climate services have adopted 25 prototype satellite-derived ECV products and systems developed by ESA
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