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China environmental phenomena monitored from space

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 ...

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.

A glimpse of future GMES Sentinel-1 radar images

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Apr 23, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

A newly initiated campaign marks an important step in preparing for how data from the Sentinel-1 European Radar Observatory will be used for applications such as land-cover mapping and crop management. Sentinel-1 ...

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 ...

Scientists Expose 'Buried' Fault that Caused Deadly 2003 Quake in Iran

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Mar 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists, including UC Riverside’s Gareth Funning, have observed for the first time the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake ...