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20-Nov-2019

Published by EOWeb on Wed 20 of Nov. 2019

CryoSat Ice Baseline D reprocessed data available soon

The first 6 months of CryoSat Ice Baseline D reprocessed data are being prepared for publication.

Current policy is to keep two baselines (current and previous) available online for both Ice and Ocean products.

In preparation for the release, Ice Baseline C data on the FTP Science Server will be moved to a dedicated top level folder until Baseline E is introduced.

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15-Nov-2019

Published by EOWeb on Fri 15 of Nov. 2019

CryoSat L1 and L2 degraded data quality during roll manoeuvres

Due to two small experimental roll manoeuvres, CryoSat L1b and L2 data are affected by degraded quality during the following time periods:

14/09/2019 from 02:50:15 to 03:01:25 UTC
22/09/2019 from 14:40:26 to 14:51:26 UTC

However, the above manoeuvres were performed over land areas with limited impact on CryoSat science operations.

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12-Nov-2019

Published by EOWeb on Tue 12 of Nov. 2019

CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data from 2016 available

We are happy to report that the reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2016 has been published on the Science Server and is available for download.

The reprocessing activity is now almost complete and we are planning to publish the last two batches of data soon. We will follow with a last announcement when all datasets are available.

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05-Nov-2019

Published by EOWeb on Tue 05 of Nov. 2019

CryoSat 10th anniversary science conference - Registration open

ESA are pleased to announce the forthcoming CryoSat 10th Anniversary Science Conference, which will take place from 20 to 23 April 2020 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy.

Registration to the event is now open and will close on 15 March 2020. After successful submission of abstract(s) a link for the registration will be sent together with the abstract submission receipt.

For more information please visit the conference website.

We look forward to meeting you in Taormina.

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21-Oct-2019

Published by EOWeb on Mon 21 of Oct. 2019

Abstract submission open for CryoSat 10th anniversary science conference

The European Space Agency is pleased to announce the forthcoming CryoSat 10th Anniversary Science Conference, which will take place from 20 – 23 April 2020 in Taormina, Sicily (Italy).

While the conference will focus on the latest scientific results from the mission, it is also a celebration of the remarkable contribution that CryoSat has made to our understanding of the cryosphere and its role in the Earth system and the climate, and, in turn, the impacts on society.

If you would like to attend or submit an abstract, please note the following deadlines:

Abstract submission opens on 21 October 2019 and closes on 20 December
Registration to the event will open on 4 November 2019 and will close on 15 March 2020

Taormina is one of the most stimulating cultural destinations in Europe but also a well-known tourist destination. If you are planning to attend, we encourage you to book accommodation as soon as possible in order to benefit from the best hotel rates.

For more information and to stay updated on the event, please visit the conference website.

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27-Sep-2019

Published by EOWeb on Fri 27 of Sep. 2019

Year 2015 CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data available

We're pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2015 has been published on the Science Server and is available for download.

The reprocessing activity is progressing and we are planning to publish batches of six months of data every 20 days. We will follow with another announcement when a full year is available.

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12-Sep-2019

Published by EOWeb on Thu 12 of Sep. 2019

CryoSat - Geographical Mode Mask 4.0 released

A new Geographical Mode Mask (v 4.0) is operational from Week 34 2019 (19 August - 26 August) onwards The mask is the basis of the CryoSat mission planning and defines the mode switching of the SIRAL instrument while the satellite revolves around the Earth.

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (green) is operated over sea-ice areas and over some ocean basins and coastal zones. SAR Interferometric (SARIn) (purple) mode is used over steeply sloping ice-sheet margins, over some geostrophic ocean currents and over small ice caps and areas of mountain glaciers. It is also used over some major hydrological river basins. Low Resolution Mode (LRM) is operated over areas of the continental ice sheets (red), over oceans and over land not covered by other modes.

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20-Aug-2019

Published by EOWeb on Tue 20 of Aug. 2019

CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed 2014 data now available

We're pleased to announce that the reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2014 has been published on the Science Server and is available for download.

The reprocessing activity is progressing and we are planning to publish batches of six months of data every 20 days. We will follow with another announcement when a full year is available.

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07-Aug-2019

Published by EOWeb on Wed 07 of Aug. 2019

CryoSat new Ice NRT products now available

ESA is pleased to announce the dissemination of new Ice Near Real Time (NRT) products will begin on 7 August.

The new Ice NRT products replace the current products and can be downloaded from the SIR_NRT fokder on the Science Server.

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08-Jul-2019

Published by EOWeb on Mon 08 of July 2019

CryoSat SIRAL instrument anomaly on 7 July 2019

The CryoSat SIRAL instrument entered stand by mode at 01:53 UTC on 7 July. The instrument was successfully restarted and will resume normal operations by the afternoon of 8 July.

The precise unavailability time will be assessed once normal operations resume.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

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