Copernicus EU

Copernicus

http://copernicus.eu/main/overview

http://copernicus.eu/main/newsletter

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Copernicus is the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, looking at our planet and its environment...

The Copernicus programme offers information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in situ (non-space) data.

"Full, free and open access to data: Atmosphere monitoring; Marine environment monitoring; Land monitoring; Climate change; Emergency management; Security"

Sentinel

Sentinel-5 Precursor is the first mission of the Copernicus Programme dedicated to monitoring air pollution.

Its instrument is an ultraviolet, visible, near and short-wavelength infrared spectrometer called Tropomi. The Satellite is built on a hexagonal Astrobus L 250 satellite bus equipped with S- and X-band communication antennas, three foldable solar panels generating 1500W and hydrazine thrusters for station-keeping.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Sentinel_5P_model.jpg/1024px-Sentinel_5P_model.jpg

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Tropomi

TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument

http://www.tropomi.eu/

http://www.tropomi.nl/

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https://twitter.com/Sentinel5p

The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is the satellite instrument on board of the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite.

The Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5p) is the first of the atmospheric composition Sentinels, launched in 2017 for a mission of seven years.

Tropomi, Mission On

https://twitter.com/NCAR_ACOM/status/976144967260258304/photo/1

Methane / Mar 26, 2018 -- https://twitter.com/CopernicusEU/status/977196577025556480

... #NO2 gas is very well seen on this animation made from #TROPOMI on @Sentinel5p @ESA_EO @KNMI

Contrast between complex local #urban sources and background areas is striking with high resolution.

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