News tagged with satellite radar
Satellite data look behind the scenes of deadly earthquake
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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Radar satellites aim to create most precise 3D pictures of Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A German radar satellite TanDEM-X was launched on June 21 by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to join an identical satellite, TerraSAR-X, which was launched in 2007. The two satellites will ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2010 |
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ESA map reveals European shipping routes like never before
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.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2009 |
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Satellites show how Earth moved during Italy quake
(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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Mexico quake studies uncover surprises for California
New technologies developed by NASA and other agencies are revealing surprising insights into a major earthquake that rocked parts of the American Southwest and Mexico in April, including increased potential ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Greenland's current loss of ice mass
The Greenland ice sheet continues to lose mass and thus contributes at about 0.7 millimeters per year to the currently observed sea level change of about 3 mm per year. This trend increases each year by a further 0.07 millimeters ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 29, 2012 |
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Scientists Expose 'Buried' Fault that Caused Deadly 2003 Quake in Iran
(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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Earth from space: Giant iceberg enters Nares Strait
ESA's Envisat satellite has been tracking the progression of the giant iceberg that calved from Greenland's Petermann glacier on 4 August 2010. This animation shows that the iceberg, the largest in the northern ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Earth movements from Japan earthquake seen from space
Satellite images have been essential for helping relief efforts in Japan following the massive quake that struck on 11 March. Now scientists are using ESA’s space radars to improve our understanding of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Rocket with secret payload launches from Calif.
(AP) -- A rocket carrying a top-secret payload blasted off Tuesday from the California coast.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Beating the radar: Getting a jump on storm prediction
Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers at UW-Madison's Space Science ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2009 |
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New research shows 1992 earthquake in Pakistan was due to rare horizontal shift
(PhysOrg.com) -- The media (and school teachers, of course) has done a very good job of informing most people about how earthquakes work. We can all very easily imagine two great plates rubbing against one ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Nea Kameni volcano movement captured by Envisat (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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Satellites help locate water in Niger
(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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2009 |
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ESA's Envisat monitors oil spill
These ESA Envisat images capture the oil that is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after a drilling rig exploded and sank off the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, USA, on 22 April.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2010 |
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