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HEMERA balloon flight
The FIRMOS team is spending most of August in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, to carry out a measurement campaign aboard a high-altitude balloon system. The FIRMOS-B instrument will measure the Earth’s […]
ESA-developed Earth observation missions
New pictogram July 2022
FORUM video&sound
You have seen the images of how FORUM will see the Earth, now you can also hear it.Thanks to Luca Sgheri who composed and played the sound track!
FORUM a selection of press & media coverage
Agenzia Dire (video in Italian) Cambiamenti climatici, le risposte di Forum Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (in Italian) Un FORUM per guardare il nostro pianeta con occhi nuovi Askanews (in Italian) Clima, […]
The FORUM mission is selected
ESA has selected the FORUM mission to fill in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw. Wolfram Mauser, who chaired ESA’s Advisory Committee for Earth Observation, said, “[…] FORUM […]
FORUM, video animation
ESA’s Earth Explorer FORUM mission will provide new insight into the planet’s radiation budget and how it is controlled. Earth’s surface temperature is driven by the radiation balance at the […]
Earth Explorer 9 User Consultation Meeting – Videos
You can watch the presentations of the two candidate missions FORUM and SKIM and the Earth Observation science community debate around them on ESA’s website: Earth_Explorer_9_User_Consultation_Meeting
Spectral radiance at the top of the atmosphere
Outgoing spectral radiance at the top of the atmosphere as seen by FORUM and IASI-NG. The dark spectrum is for a clear-sky scenario, while the light one is in the […]
How FORUM sees the Earth’s temperature
This video shows the Brightness Temperature of the Earth for different spectral channels as seen by FORUM.
