CryoSat-2 data released

Successfully launched on 8 April 2010, the European satellite CryoSat-2 is tasked with assessing the thickness of our planet’s ice masses (glaciers as well as ice fields). Such a survey is deemed primordial in order to get a better understanding of climate changes. The European Space Agency has specified that 150 scientists from 40 research institutes have just received the initial data from CryoSat-2. They will now be able to take part in the satellite’s calibration phase and check whether the accuracy of the measurements meets their colleagues’ requirements.

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Press release from the ESA

Published on 21 July 2010

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