#earthexplorer — Public Fediverse posts

I was really honored to give a talk (remotely) at NASA Goddard today! Thanks for the invitation, and I hope we'll stay in touch!

#RemoteSensing #NighttimeLights #NightLightRemoteSensing #VIIRS_DNB #SDGSat1 #ESA #EarthExplorer #EarthObservation #LightPollution

Oh, wait, I forgot to say something important...

Remember when I said that the satellite pixels cover half a square kilometer? That really limits our ability to understand exactly what it is that is changing.

I'm part of a group that will propose a nighttime light satellite with unprecedented sensitivity to #ESA for consideration as their #EarthExplorer 13 mission. It would allow us to understand the nature of these changes far better (e.g. who exactly is responsible for the changes? Are whole areas changing gradually, or are we seeing the impact of specific buildings or parking lots?)

So, please cross your fingers for us, and if you would be interested in using such data, please reach out 😃

#mpimet:
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WIVERN wird 11. Earth-Explorer-Satellitenmission der ESA
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".. WIVERN wird erstmals globale Messungen der Winde innerhalb von Wolken liefern. Vom Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie ist Cathy Hohenegger an der Mission beteiligt, welche in der ersten Hälfte der 2030er-Jahre starten soll."

https://mpimet.mpg.de/kommunikation/detailansicht-news/wivern-wird-11-earth-explorer-satellitenmission-der-esa

23.9.2025

#Atmosphäre #EarthExplorer #EarthExplorer11 #EO #Erdbeobachtung #ESA #Radar #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Wind #WIVERN #Wolken

#ESA:
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ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer mission
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/ESA_selects_WIVERN_as_11th_Earth_Explorer_mission

23.9.2025

#ACEO #Atmosphäre #EarthExplorer #EarthExplorer11 #EO #Erdbeobachtung #FutureEO #Radar #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #Wind #WIVERN #Wolken

#UniLeipzig:
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Projekt WIVERN: Windmessungen aus dem All für bessere Wettervorhersagen
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"Leipziger Wissenschaftler an neuer Weltraummission der ESA beteiligt"

https://www.uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/artikel/leipziger-wissenschaftler-an-neuer-weltraummission-der-esa-beteiligt-2025-09-23

23.9.2025

#Algorithmus #Atmosphäre #EarthExplorer #Eis #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Erdsystemforschung #ESA #Meteorologie #Ozeandynamik #Radar #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #Schnee #SpaceFlight #Sturm #Wettervorhersage #Wind #WIVERN #Wolken

🛰️ #WIVERN has officially been selected for ESA’s 11th #EarthExplorer Mission! It's scheduled to launch in the early 2030s!🌪️WIVERN will provide the first-ever global measurements of winds within #clouds. It was proposed by scientists f. Polytechnic University of Turin& University of Reading. #MPI_scientist Cathy Hohenegger is a member of the scientific Mission Advisory Group & will continue to contribute her expertise to developing the scientific plan for the mission. https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication/detail-view-news-homepage/wivern-is-esas-11th-earth-explorer-satellite-mission
©ESA

Der Meteorologe PD Dr. Maximilian Maahn von der #UniLeipzig ist an einer neuen Weltraummission der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation (@esa) beteiligt: Er ist Teil des internationalen Forschungsteams #WIVERN, dessen Projekt jetzt für die elfte #EarthExplorer-Satellitenmission ausgewählt worden ist.

Ziel ist es, mit Windmessungen aus dem All für bessere #Wettervorhersagen zu sorgen.

Mehr Infos: https://www.uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/artikel/leipziger-wissenschaftler-an-neuer-weltraummission-der-esa-beteiligt-2025-09-23
@dlr @DeutscherWetterdienst
Foto: Christian Hüller

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Airbus: EarthCARE startet in den Westen

Klimaüberwachungssatellit verlässt Europa. Eine Pressemitteilung von Airbus Defence and Space.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/airbus-earthcare-startet-in-den-westen/

9.3.2024

#Aerosol #Airbus #AN124 #Antonow #ATLID #EarthExplorer #EarthCARE #ESA #JAXA #Lidar #MSI #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SSTL #Wolken

If you'd like to be informed about the progress of our #ESA #EarthExplorer 12 nighttime lights satellite mission proposal, sign up here: https://www.listserv.dfn.de/sympa/subscribe/esa_eule_newsletter?previous_action=review

ESA's decision about whether it will be selected for Phase 0 should come in Q2 of this year.

#RemoteSensing #NighttimeLights #LightPollution #EO #earthobservation

Bessere #Wettervorhersage n mit Hilfe aus dem All: Maximilian Maahn von der #UniLeipzig gehört zum Forschungsprojekt #WIVERN. Das hat gute Chancen, zur ESA-Mission #EarthExplorer 11 zu werden. Im Interview erklärt er die Hintergründe: https://www.uni-leipzig.de/newsdetail/artikel/bessere-wettervorhersagen-mit-hilfe-aus-dem-all-2023-12-01 #meteorologie

Proposal submitted 🎉

Let's hope that this owl flies in 2036!

#ESA #EarthExplorer #NighttimeLights #Energy #Electricity #LightPollution

Hey all, @Monika_Kuffer is now on Mastodon! I work with her on the ESA #NightWatch project, and we're writing a proposal for ESA's #EarthExplorer 12 to be a satellite that observes #NightLights and #LightPollution.

If you're interested in urban #RemoteSensing and mapping deprived areas, you should follow her!

RT @ESA_EO: 🔟reasons why Europe needs #EarthObservation:

🔟 To have free and open satellite data for science!
@CopernicusEU Sentinel satellites and @esa #EarthExplorer satellites' data are free and open to the scientific community.
Here's how to access data: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/How_to_access_data

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1594938281782919173