SMOS sea ice thickness Arctic winter season 2021/2022 data available

SMOS Sea Ice thickness level 3 and level 4 data products are now available for the Arctic winter season 2021/2022.

Products are accessible from the <a href="https://smos-diss.eo.esa.int/oads/access/" target="_blank">SMOS dissemination service</a>.

Users should consult the readme first note for <a href="/eogateway/documents/20142/37627/SMOS-L3-Sea-Ice-Thickness-Read-Me-First-Tech-Note.pdf" target="_blank">level 3</a> and <a href="/eogateway/documents/20142/37627/Read-me-first-note-for-the-release-of-theCryoSat-2-SMOS-Merged-Sea-Ice-Thickness.pdf" target="_blank">level 4</a> products for optimal dataset exploitation.

With the aim of improving security in ESA dissemination systems, as of 20 June 2024 access to the GOSAT data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS

Transition from FTP to FTPS for GOSAT data dissemination system

As urban area’s expand, our planet grapples with a relentless environmental challenge: air pollution. Remote sensing satellites play a critical role in monitoring air pollution, and a constellation of three geostationary ultraviolet-visible satellite instruments will soon be in orbit to revolutionise the way scientists observe air quality.

Improving air quality monitoring with inter-agency cooperation

A maintenance activity is scheduled on Earth Online and the Swarm Product Data Handbook from 16:00 UTC on 20 May to 15:00 on 21 May.

Maintenance on Earth Online and Swarm Product Data Handbook on 20 and 21 May

ESA has developed a comprehensive suite of Earth system data records as part of the Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry (FDR4ALT) project.

Showcasing Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry

A new dataset has been released for the FINESSE at Andøya campaign, which took place in Norway in 2023.