The UK Earth Observation Climate Information Service exploits the observations available from environmental sensors orbiting in space to create climate data records and climate information.
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- Applications of the EOCIS Land Ice and Sea Ice Datasets
Applications of the EOCIS Land Ice and Sea Ice Datasets By Jennifer Maddalena, Amy Swiggs, Nicola Bortun, and Kate Briggs… The Frozen Frontiers The polar regions are often referred to as Earth’s frontiers of climate change. The ice that blankets these regions is dynamic, constantly growing, shrinking, melting and moving in response to natural cycles and human-influenced climate changes. From impacting the weather we experience, to supporting unique ecosystems and contributing to global sea … Read more - Lakes are experiencing increasingly frequent multivariate extremes
Lakes are experiencing increasingly frequent multivariate extremes By Dr. R. Iestyn Woolway and Dr. Haoran Shi Lakes hold 87% of Earth’s liquid surface freshwater and are key water sources for human society. However, due to both anthropogenic and climatic impacts, lakes are experiencing increasingly frequent extreme events (e.g., heatwaves, algal blooms and anomalously low water levels), which have various negative influences on lacustrine ecosystems. Thanks to the rapid development of satellite technology and Earth … Read more - Water Quality Around the Coasts: Insights from Space
Water Quality Around the Coasts: Insights from Space By Aquila Erskine, Prof. Steve Groom, Dr. Peter Miller and Dr. Dan Clewley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory… Coastal waters are some of the most dynamic environments on the planet. Here, rivers meet the sea, freshwater mingles with saltwater, and human activity intersects with natural ecosystems. These areas can be hotspots of biodiversity and centres of economic activity, but they’re also highly sensitive to change. Monitoring coastal water … Read more - Improved warnings for agricultural drought in Kenya
Improved warnings for agricultural drought in Kenya By Dr Ross Maidment, Dr Lauren James (TAMSAT Group, University of Reading) and Japheth Migiro (Kenya Meteorological Department) Drought is a recurring phenomenon in Kenya, often leading to significant impacts such as limited or no access to food and loss of livestock. For example, by Spring 2023, Kenya (and the wider East Africa region), was facing its sixth consecutive rainy season with poor rains, pushing millions of … Read more - Predicting Solar Power Output with Satellite Data: A cutting-edge approach for monitoring smaller solar PV installations
Predicting Solar Power Output with Satellite Data: A cutting-edge approach for monitoring smaller solar PV installations by Dr. Gareth Thomas (STFC), Jack Barber (Amira Technologies), Konrad Hayes (Ecovision), Dora Hegedus (RAL Space) EOCIS has partnered with STFC RAL Space and two UK companies to use satellite observations to improve the monitoring and management of small and medium-sized solar power systems across the UK. In the growing renewable energy sector, accurate forecasting and performance monitoring … Read more - Can Earth Observation bring confidence to carbon credits?
Can Earth Observation bring confidence to carbon credits? By Professor Mat Disney and Dr. Cecilia Chavana-Bryant… Carbon credits have got a bit of a bad reputation in recent years, particularly when it comes to their use in forest carbon offsetting. Carbon credits can be a useful and important part of efforts to reduce emissions and potentially have other benefits in forest creation and protection. But their effectiveness depends on reliable and transparent auditing. Currently, … Read more - “A 4-Hour Early Warning Advantage”: How Europe’s New Geostationary Satellite System is Revolutionizing Wildfire Detection & Monitoring
“A 4-Hour Early Warning Advantage”: How Europe’s New Geostationary Satellite System is Revolutionizing Wildfire Detection & Monitoring By Dr. Weidong Xu… In an impressive showcase of cutting-edge European satellite technology, within which the UK is a key partner, EOCIS scientists have prototyped the EOCIS UK Rapid Fire Alert System – an early wildfire detection and monitoring system based on data from the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) aboard Europe’s new Meteosat Third Generation Imaging (MTG-I) … Read more