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Swarm Satellites Bring New Findings About Ocean Magnetism

June 23, 2018By Katarina SamurovićGIS Data

In 2013 the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a trio of satellites called “Swarm”, which are specialized in capturing Earth’s magnetic activity including ocean current magnetism

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ESA’s Swarm Satellites Reveal Detailed Variations in the Earth’s Magnetic Field

March 21, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Three years of data collection the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellites has resulted in the highest resolution map of Earth’s lithospheric magnetic field.

Spatial Analysis

A constellation of three satellites form the Swarm Earth Explorer mission. Swarm will identify and measure the magnetic signals that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere – all of which create the magnetic field that protects our planet. This information will provide insight into processes occurring deep inside the planet and yield a better understanding of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment and the impact solar wind has on Earth. Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab

A constellation of three satellites form the Swarm Earth Explorer mission. Swarm will identify and measure the magnetic signals that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere – all of which create the magnetic field that protects our planet. This information will provide insight into processes occurring deep inside the planet and yield a better understanding of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment and the impact solar wind has on Earth. Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab.

Understanding the Earth’s Gravity with ESA’s Swarm Satellites

October 27, 2011By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

The European Space Agency will be launching three satellites next year with the objective of studying the earth’s gravity.