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Introducing Day-to-Day, EUMETSAT's new podcast series about Copernicus Earth observation data.
Find out how Earth observation data benefits our day-to-day lives as host Dr Mark Higgins explores the ways in which satellite data is helping us to better understand the Earth and its environment.
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Oct 18, 2022
12: Climate monitoring using satellite data, with Julia Slingo
We're very happy to have guest, Professor Dame Julia Slingo (a leading figure in weather and climate research) to talk to us about the impact of climate change, climate simulation and Destination Earth (DestinE) - the ambitious EU initiative to create a digital twin of our planet.
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Aug 10, 2022
11: Monitoring sea level from space
EUMETSAT Training Manager, Mark Higgins talks to guests Hayley Evers-King (ocean expert at EUMETSAT) and Pierre-Yves Le Traon (Scientific Director at Mercator Océan International) about the world of altimetry and the valuable data we can gather on our oceans, including a better understanding of climate change evolution and circulation of the ocean.
We’re also celebrating 30 years of altimetry measurements from space with the anniversary of the TOPEX/Poseidon mission and the value that this – and the series of reference missions that followed – brings to society, by way of valuable ocean data that is crucial for providing ocean forecasts.
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Aug 10, 2021
10: Understanding the impact of climate change in the Arctic using satellite data, with Paolo Ruti
How does a warming Arctic affect the rest of the planet? How do satellite observations help scientists better understand the changing environment?
Mark Higgins chats to regular guest Hayley Evers-King and EUMETSAT’s Chief Scientist, Paolo Ruti, about the shared global challenges of EUMETSAT, Copernicus and international partners in understanding how what we see from space can affect the Earth’s climate, and why our next-generation missions will result in more data and increasingly accurate predictions for the benefit of citizens worldwide.
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Jul 12, 2021
9: Sea surface temperature & coral bleaching with William Skirving
In episode nine we're exploring how climate change can affect coral reef's and the use of satellite's in monitoring their health.
William Skirving (NOAA Coral Reef Watch Senior Scientist) and Anne O'Carroll (EUMETSAT Remote Sensing Scientist) discuss the crucial measuring of sea surface temperature from space with host, Mark Higgins - listen now!
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Feb 22, 2021
8: Ocean carbon with Jamie Shutler
It’s the 8th episode from our "Day to Day" series, and this time we’re discussing the ocean carbon cycle.
How does carbon enter our oceans? What does it do once it’s there? These questions and more will be answered in this latest episode!
Join host Mark Higgins, Hayley Evers-King (Marine Applications Expert) and guest, Jamie Shutler (Associate Professor in Earth observation at the University of Exeter) for the latest instalment on how Copernicus satellite data can affect our day-to-day lives.
Useful links:
1. Why and how satellite observations are critical for carbon and why this will only increase in the future:
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2129
2. How and why salinity observations from space can help us understand ocean acidification:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es504849s
3. The story about sea surface temperature, its skin and how we identified why the skin was important for carbon absorption:
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-oceans-are-absorbing-more-carbon-than-previously-thought
4. European Space Agency project, Satellite oceanographic datasets for acidification (OceanSODA).
https://esa-oceansoda.org/
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Nov 11, 2020
7: The Copernicus Sentinel-6 ocean mission, with Remko Scharroo
In episode seven, we’re deep-diving into the world of altimetry with expert, Remko Scharroo (EUMETSAT). New to altimetry? No problem, Remko explains exactly what it is and why it’s such an important part of the mission.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, launched on 21 November 2020, will join the Copernicus Sentinel family and continue the unique record of mean sea level measurements, now with more accurate observations and state-of-the-art instruments on board. EUMETSAT will take over operations of the satellite from the European Space Agency after a three-day testing period, in which checks will be made to ensure everything is working properly.
We hope you enjoy listening to Remko, Hayley Evers-King (EUMETSAT) and host, Mark Higgins in this latest episode and learn more about why Sentinel-6 data will be crucial for climate monitoring and forecasting high-impact weather events.
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Aug 5, 2020
6: Monitoring the ocean and fishing activities from space, with Kwame Adu Agyekum
Episode six takes us back to the marine world, where we learn how satellite data is used to monitor the marine environment, support maritime safety and help manage fishing activity off the coast of West Africa. Satellites such as Copernicus Sentinel-3 can observe large parts of the ocean from space, providing useful information for management of ocean resources and maritime safety.
Host, Mark Higgins, introduces the subject with guests, Hayley Evers-King (EUMETSAT) and Kwame Adu Agyekum (University of Ghana).
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Jun 3, 2020
5: Monitoring Greenhouse Gases from Space, with Greet Maenhout
Episode five coincides with the International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space (IWGGMS) taking place on 2-5 June, focusing on topics such as the monitoring of greenhouse gases, the role of satellites and how the data they collect benefits European citizens.
Host, Mark Higgins, discusses with guests, Ruediger Lang (CO2 Project Scientist at EUMETSAT) and Greet Maenhout (European Commission).
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May 14, 2020
4: The impact of COVID-19 on air quality, with Stijn Vermoote
Satellite observations have shown that the impact of COVID-19 is visible from space, as air quality has improved around the world due to restrictions on work and travel, resulting in reduced emissions. In our first fully-remote podcast, find out how services like the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) are continuing to deliver data to users during this time and what the changes in the atmosphere mean in our latest Day to Day episode featuring host, Mark Higgins and guests Federico Fierli and Stijn Vermoote (ECMWF/CAMS).
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Mar 30, 2020
3: Eddies: the swirling engine of our oceans, with Aida Alvera Azcárate
Our latest Day to Day podcast discusses those lovely swirls you see on the ocean surface – but what are they exactly? Episode three will answer this question and more as we return to the seas to discuss “Eddies: the swirling engine of our oceans” with host Mark Higgins and guests, Hayley Evers-King (Marine Applications Expert at EUMETSAT) and Aida Alvera Azcarate (Ocean Remote Sensing Researcher at the University of Liège).
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Mar 13, 2020
2: A year of fires 2019, with Mark Parrington
Episode number two looks at an eventful year of fire activity across the planet and how satellites, such as the Copernicus Sentinel satellites, can monitor and deliver data on the environments affected by fires.
Host, Dr Mark Higgins discusses with Federico Fierli (Atmospheric Composition Expert at EUMETSAT) and Mark Parrington (Senior Scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts).
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Feb 5, 2020
1: Ocean Monitoring & Citizen Science with Pierre-Yves Cousteau
The first Day-to-Day podcast explores the topic of ocean observation from space. Host, Dr Mark Higgins (Training Manager at EUMETSAT) talks to Dr Hayley Evers-King (Marine Application Expert) about her most recent ocean case studies and Pierre-Yves Cousteau (Marine Conservationist and Diver) about his exciting new citizen science project, getting divers to record ocean temperature during their dives.
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