CryoSat sets new standard for measuring sea levels
Paris (ESA) Jul 28, 2016 -
Trying to measure sea levels around rugged coastlines is not always an easy task. ESA's CryoSat satellite is making a difference with its radar altimeter. Sea level is a very sensitive indicator of climate change, reflecting components of the climate system such as heat, glaciers and the melting of ice-sheets.
Precisely monitoring changes in the average level of oceans is vitally important ...
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