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Envisat has many specific applications. Some of the satellite’s observations assist with solving basic scientific questions, such as how does the topography of the ocean change with time, and how can this information be used to predict ocean circulation. Ocean circulation, in turn, has a major impact on weather patterns and climate.

Other questions have more immediate relevance to the political and commercial worlds. For example, how can Envisat’s observations help in monitoring compliance with environmental treaties or the selection of wind farm locations at sea.

In these pages, you will find examples of ways in which Envisat will deepen understanding of the Earth system and contribute to Europe’s commercial hopes for Earth observation. These examples are the tip of a very large iceberg and are intended only to give a flavour of the promise of Earth-observing satellites. Scientists around Europe are already exploring the information Envisat relays to Earth.

Envisat’s instruments allow a large variety of applications in the following areas of environmental monitoring:

• ATMOSPHERE: Trace Gasses in the Troposphere and in the Stratosphere, Cloud and Aerosols, Solar Ultra-Violet (UV), Atmospheric Applications.

See related links:
• GlobModel
• ESA Data User Element projects in Atmosphere and Air quality
• PROMOTE
• CONTRAILS

• METEOROLOGY, CLIMATE & CLIMATE CHANGE: Climatology, Carbon Cycle, Water Cycle, Sea/Land/Atmosphere Interactions

See related links:
• ESA Data User Element projects in global and climate change
• Global Change

See Case Study: Explore the world and its climate with JP explorer

• OCEANOGRAPHY: Marine Geoid and Geodynamics, Ocean Circulation and Sea Level, Wind and Wave/Sea State Modelling, Ocean Color and Sea Surface Temperature (SST), Coastal Zones, Oil Spills/Ship Detection, Fisheries

See related links:
• ESA Data User Element projects in Hydrology and water resources
• ESA Data User Element projects in marine and coastal zones management
• GlobColour
• MEDSPIRATION
• MARCOAST

See Case Study: Medspiration- measure Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature

• CRYOSPHERE: Glaciology, Sea Ice, Polar Mass Balance

See related links:
• Polarview
• GlobGlacier
• GlobIce

See Case Study: The Antarctica 2003 Expedition.

• HAZARDS: Landslides, Subsidence, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Floods, Fires, Tsunami, Typhoons, Hurricanes

See related links:
• ESA Data User Element projects in risk management
• Terrafirma
• International Charter for Space and major Disasters
• RISK-EOS
• RESPOND
• GlobScar
• Disaster Monitoring

• LAND APPLICATIONS: Mapping, Land Cover and Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Vegetation, Urban, Geology, Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Inland Waters, Soil Moisture, Snow, Permafrost, Archaeology, Epidemiology

See related links:
• ESA Data User Element projects in topography and cartography
• ESA Data User Element projects in land use and land cover
• ESA Global Monitoring for Environment & Security (GMES) Service Element project Land
• Globcover
• Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS)
• Forest Monitoring
• GlobCarbon
• GlobScar

• ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS:

See related links:
• ESA Data User Element projects in international environmental conventions
 

 Resources
  ESA - DUE Website On this website, you can find many examples of how satellite data has been used by many different people.
  Ionia Server Through this website, you will be able to visualize and get access to a number of Earth Observation products.
Case Studies
The Antarctica 2003 expedition [ ]
Explore the World and its Climate with JP Explorer [ ]
Medspiration - Measure Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature [ ]