Climate Change

CryoLand services assist European public authorities and affected industries in dealing more effectively with the climate change challenge by means of fast and cost effective remote sensing techniques for snow and ice monitoring. It provides a set of tools for spatially detailed observations of snow cover and glaciers based on satellite data, integrated with ground based measurements.

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MAIRES will develop new methods for mapping of sea ice, icebergs and glaciers in the Arctic. By joint analysis of high-resolution images from European and Russian satellites obtained in the last decades, it is expected to obtain significant new  knowledge about ice in the Arctic.

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OPERR will develop an operational real-time river discharge model covering all of Europe. The project will provide data for monitoring and warning of flooding events, as well as data on predicted high concentrations of nutrients in flood water and will validate and apply data for shelf sea models, supporting the performance of regional ocean models.

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CARBONES aims at establishing a first reanalysis of the carbon cycle in a long term perspective (20-30 years). By integrating essential climate variables such as atmospheric carbon dioxide, leaf area and biomass data, CARBONES will improve the ability to predict how the carbon cycle of ecosystems respond to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

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EURO4M strengthens the Europe's capacity to monitor climate change over extended time periods. Thanks to the collection of regional observation datasets of Essential Climate Variables (ECV) and to the performance a comprehensive model-based regional reanalysis, EURO4M will help better understand and predict climate change.

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MONARCH-A aims to generate a dedicated and comprehensive information package showcasing Arctic climate change in a 30-50 years perspective. This information package will consider a set of multidisciplinary Essential Climate Variables, their mutual forcing and feedback mechanisms associated with changes in terrestrial carbon and water fluxes, sea level and ocean circulation, and the marine carbon cycle.

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ReCover supports the fight against deforestation and forest degradation
in the tropical region by developing a state-of-the-art service capabilities for
enhanced forest monitoring. Its main focus is to develop a sound statistical concept and accuracy assessment procedure that enables the generation of more reliable estimates for forest degradation and change.

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REDDAF supports countries in the African Congo Basin in monitoring deforestation and forest degradation more effectively. REDDAF will establish innovative services based on EO and in-situ measurements which respond to the needs of the users in the Congo Basin Region. The services are related to the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) requirements within the new REDD policy process.

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REDD-FLAME will design and implement a satellite system for monitoring tropical and subtropical forests. This system will be able to quickly identify the first signs of illegal logging and thus allow earlier intervention by the authorities and better management of these fragile and valuable environments to prevent lasting damage.

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The REDDINESS project aims to enhance the existing capabilities within national forest monitoring centres in Gabon and the Republic of Congo in undertaking forest assessments, forest  mappings and carbon trend estimations. It will also undertake knowledge transfers and work to increase the readiness of the countries to join the carbon trade market.

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Polar regions are strongly affected by climate change: temperature is increasing, sea ice is retreating during the summer and land ice decreases. SIDARUS seeks to establish a set of sea ice services for climate research, marine safety and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

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