Cyclone Freddy seen by geostationary satellites
Cyclone Freddy, which formed at the beginning of February off the coast of Australia, is the longest cyclone ever recorded: after crossing the Indian Ocean from east to west over […]
Highlights
C3S Data Rescue: restoring old satellite data to improve current and future climate modelling.
At the previous COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, leaders recognised the need to “fill existing gaps in the climate observation system“. For example, the role of the Copernicus Climate Change Service […]
NEW WEB INTERFACE FOR THE TAPAS SERVICE
TAPAS is a free online service for the astronomical community, allowing the user to access simulated atmospheric transmission for specific observing conditions (description available in Bertaux et al., 2014). It […]
ZOOM ON THE FROGS DATABASE
The FROGS (Frequent Rain Observations on GridS) database consists of a collection of precipitation products from various origins (in-situ, reanalysis and satellite) with a homogeneous format, all set to the […]
ICARE’s Dataviz will soon be released
Our ICARE data and services centre will soon open its DATAVIZ area. This web page offers different tools for data visualisation and research:
Greenhouse gaz observation by AERIS
While COP 27 has just ended in Egypt with a very mixed outcome, the issue of reducing greenhouse gas emissions remains crucial: according to the annual bulletin of the World […]
The eruption of Piton de la Fournaise observed by the web platform VolcPlume
The Piton de la Fournaise, reaching an altitude of 2,632 metres, is the active volcano on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Piton de la Fournaise is one […]
RALI-THINICE: AN ATYPICAL OBSERVATION CAMPAIGN AT THE NORTH POLE!
Last August, the RALI-THINICE measurement campaign took place in Svalbard. It aims to study the dynamics of Arctic lows and polar tropopause vortices, as well as their interactions with cloud […]
Forest fires and heat wave: a particularly intense summer observed by AERIS
An extreme heat wave is currently affecting Portugal, Spain and France. Major fires have also broken out in these three countries, notably in the south-west of France where more than […]