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Following the successful launch of the new NASA/NOAA NPP satellite we have an illustrated report on the launch, as well as an in-depth description of the satellite and its instrumentation from Ed Murashie. |
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Esko Petäjä has a keen interest in lightning detection, and explains how he superimposes this data on his weather satellite images. |
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For readers who were unable to join GEO in Darmstadt for their visit to EUMETSAT last summer, Rob Alblas describes his experiences during the trip. |
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Les Hamilton has been exploring the cloud phenomenon known as the fallstreak hole. His illustrated article describes how recent research has finally elucidated the cause of these wierd apparitions. |
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This issue has a distinctly polar slant. Our ongoing Arctic Meltdown series details how Arctic Ocean ice probably fell to its lowest ever concentration in 2011. There's also a NASA item on sea ice and icebergs off east Antarctica, while John Tellick looks forward to springtime in the Antarctic, illustrated with an amazing NASA Blue Marble image of the continent. |
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Another recent satellite launch saw the first of ESA's geopositioning Galileo satellites launched into orbit. John Tellick's illustrated article keeps you up to date with this venture. |
