Issyk-Kul is a lake in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, is characterised by a rather unique feature: because of the high concentration of salt in its waters, it remains ice-free during the winter (Issyk-Kul means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz). On 14 January, an extreme cold spell affected Kyrgyzstan, freezing part of the lake and forming multiple ice...

Information on how to view and obtain OLCI sensor data (Sentinel-3) for the sea and how to prepare it for further GIS work with SNAP

Information on how to view and obtain SLSTR sensor data (Sentinel-3) for the sea area and how to prepare it for further work in GIS using SNAP.

Fiji, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is facing a grave threat from climate change. Rising sea levels are affecting several coastal villages, with predictions that more than 600 communities could be forced to relocate in the coming years. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on the 19 of December 2022, shows the southern part of...

The course on marine metrology focuses on the basic oceanographic measurements as well as their derived quantities