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Study uses satellite imagery to identify active magma systems in East Africa's Rift Valley

Nov 04, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

A team from the University of Miami, University of El Paso and University of Rochester have employed Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) images compiled over a decade to study volcanic activity ...

Satellite data look behind the scenes of deadly earthquake

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 15, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

Using satellite radar data and GPS measurements, Chinese researchers have explained the exceptional geological events leading to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake that killed nearly 90 000 people in China's Sichuan ...

Panasonic Introduces New LUMIX DMC-GF1 Digital Camera

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Panasonic today announced that it has introduced its newest addition to its LUMIX G Micro System line-up of advanced digital interchangeable lens system cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. ...

Space radar techniques for land mapping

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 17, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor ...

China environmental phenomena monitored from space

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults ...

SMOS ready to ship to launch site

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

ESA's next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has just passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later this year. The satellite ...

ESA map reveals European shipping routes like never before

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

May 22, 2009 | 4 / 5 (9) | 1

A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA's Envisat satellite.

Big Bear Solar Observatory captures sun's magnetic field

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 19, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (12) | 6

NJIT's new 1.6-meter clear aperture solar telescope—the largest of its kind in the world—is now operational. The unveiling of this remarkable instrument—said to be the pathfinder for all future, large ground-based ...

Satellites show how Earth moved during Italy quake

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Apr 15, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Studying satellite radar data from ESA's Envisat and the Italian Space Agency's COSMO-SkyMed, scientists have begun analysing the movement of Earth during and after the 6.3 earthquake that ...

Satellites help locate water in Niger

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jan 19, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger faces problems meeting its water needs. As part of ESA’s TIGER initiative, satellite data are being used to identify surface and underground ...