Why was the sky Orange?
By William Davies I was sitting in my house one morning in October 2017, engrossed in what I was doing. Gradually I noticed that an eerie darkness was smothering the natural light in the room. I...
View ArticleMapping bio-UV products from space
By: Michael Taylor Solar radiation arriving at the Earth’s surface in the UV part of the spectrum modulates photosynthetically-sensitive life on the land and in the oceans. UV radiation also drives...
View ArticleMeasuring Lake Water Temperature From Space
by: Laura Carrea ‘Climate change’, and ‘global warming’: these have been two of the most referenced terms in the media in the past few years. These words sometimes generate controversy and discussion...
View ArticleSea Surface Temperature Climate Data Record
By: Owen Embury Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and knowing its temperature is crucial for understanding both weather and climate. Historically, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) have been...
View ArticleWhy do clouds matter when we measure surface temperature from space?
By: Claire Bulgin We can use satellites up in space to measure the surface temperature of the Earth over the land and sea. Satellites have now been making measurements for 40+ years and these data are...
View ArticleSatellite data used to provide life-saving weather forecasts in tropical Africa
By: Peter Hill Much of the population of tropical Africa are vulnerable to severe weather, often caused by intense storms that can generate heavy rainfall, strong winds and flooding. For instance,...
View ArticleSoil Moisture Monitoring with Satellite Radar
By: Keith Morrison-Department of Meteorology & Will Maslanka-Department of Geography & Environmental Science Everyone knows about the impacts from intense and/or prolonged rainfall – flooding,...
View ArticleGreen shoots from the grassroots at the 26th Conference of the Parties
By: Chris Merchant On the opening two days of COP26, I was in Glasgow to raise awareness of the climate and environmental data freely available from satellite observations of Earth. While the news...
View ArticleMetrology, Earth Observation and Climate Data
By: Jonathan Mittaz Metrology is the science of measurement which both defines the System International (SI, The International System of Units, 2019) as well as mathematical frameworks for measurement...
View ArticleInvestigating Clouds With New Radar Technology
By: Christopher Westbrook Since I joined the University of Reading in 2005 as a research assistant, I have been using radars at the Chilbolton Observatory to study the processes in clouds. I’m very...
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