Clement Albergel

📢 New data release from the ESA Climate Change Initiative Soil Moisture project! Over 40 years of global soil moisture observations are now available. Soil moisture influences drought, agriculture and climate – essential data for understanding our planet. 🔗 COMBINED: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue… 🔗 PASSIVE: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue… 🔗 ACITVE: climate.esa.int/en/catalogue…

Let’s protect the global climate together 🌍: This November, all @esa Member States will come together at the Ministerial Council to discuss funding for future projects. Check out Susanne Mecklenburg’s insights into ESA's plans for the coming years 👇

How has snow cover fraction changed? These new datasets added to the Climate Change Initiatives Open Data Portal have the answer: ❄ Snow Cover Fraction from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (v4.0): Available at about 5 km pixel size for all land areas, excluding Antarctica & Greenland ice sheets ❄ Snow Water Equivalent (v4.0): Available at 0.1 degree spatial resolution for the Northern Hemisphere. Daily products are available for the period 1979-2023 Check out the datasets now: climate.esa.int/en/data/

The @WMO's 2024 State of Global Water Resources report shows mounting water stress worldwide. 🌊Discover how ESA’s Climate Change Initiative helps track these changes: climate.esa.int/en/news-even…

🚀 Learn about space from the experts! Last weekend, @esa HQ in Paris hosted its in augural Open Day as part of the European Heritage Days. @CAlbergel demonstrated the importance of observing the climate from space. Curious about what satellites can monitor? Take a look at our Climate from Space platform to see Earth from a different perspective: cfs.climate.esa.int/index.ht…

Zoom in on the details that matter in your climate data 🎯 When working with large climate datasets, it is often necessary to focus on specific areas or time periods. No problem with our Python-based Toolbox: 📈 Time Series Analysis: Track temporal changes at any specific point or region. Get immediate insights into how climate data evolves over time – no complex setup required! ✂️ Region Cutting: Focus on your custom regions of interest. Why process entire global datasets when you only need data from specific areas? Cut straight to the insights you need and create instant visualisations. Want to see how much time you can save with these functions? Explore now: esa-climate-toolbox.readthed…

📊Access research-ready global climate data records! ESA’s Climate Change Initiative provides python code examples and extensive documentation to navigate our Toolbox. Get fast access to about 500 robust, validated satellite records via our Jupyter Lab. Start using this pre-defined, free-of-charge environment and become a pro at accessing climate data. Check out the new page here: climate.esa.int/en/data/tool…

🏞️ Today is the first-ever @UNEP World Lake Day! Lakes play an important role in local and global climate regulation. ESA's Climate Change Initiative generates global, long-term data records of key lake variables including surface water temperature to identify emerging trends and inform action. Check out the data set visualisations on our Climate from Space webapp: t1p.de/mvl0a #WorldLakeDay

Satellite data decodes African lakes 🛰🌊 For the first time, scientists map climate patterns across 100+ sub-Sahelian freshwater systems revealing which are most at risk from climate change🗺 This essential baseline is a game changer for protecting Africa's vital freshwater resources: climate.esa.int/en/news-even…

🌍Help shape the future of urban climate research in Africa! The project, contributing to and funded by the ESA Climate Change Initiative, is developing high-resolution climate data for African cities, focusing on extreme heat and flooding. The project team also includes: @VITObelgium, @ACMAD_org and @uOttawa. Take the short survey and share your perspective on city priorities, climate indicators, and research needs 👉 climate.esa.int/en/news-even…

📝 Help us improve satellite datasets on land evaporation to better understand its crucial role in cooling down our planet!🌡️ A new research project by ESA's Climate Change Initiative will generate a long-term, global dataset of land evaporation key variables. To align the dataset with the climate and service communities needs, we seek your input. Fill out the survey until 1 September: t1p.de/q8vxn

Thanks a lot @CNN Greece Youth for Earth for having our colleague @CAlbergel, Head of the Actionable Climate Information section, to talk about Earth observation research to future climate scientists. It was a great session! 🌍 Follow the link to watch the talk: youtu.be/kcg8At8esYw?t=5064

Northern hemisphere forests have shifted from carbon sinks to carbon emitters since 2016, losing carbon equal to emissions from 160 million cars annually. Scientists from the ESA Climate Initiative's RECCAP-2 project used @esa's SMOS satellite data to track this alarming shift caused by droughts, wildfires and climate disruptions 🌲🔥. Learn more: climate.esa.int/en/news-even…

How can #EO drive evidence-based policy & informed decisions? Our colleague @HebdenSophie speaks about EO's role in policy making and overcoming barriers at #ISRSE40. @ESA_EO @AgnieszkaSpace Find out more: isrse40.com/special-session-…

Exciting panel at #ISRSE40 tomorrow! Our colleague @CAlbergel will join other experts on the "Climate Change and Environmental Monitoring" panel to discuss optimising #EarthObservation technology for accurate data, real-time vs. frequent updates & policy integration. @ESA_EO @AlexEarthObs Learn more: isrse40.com/panel-eo-for-cli…