Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC - WMO)

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GRDC Data Portal
https://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/02_srvcs/21_tmsrs/210_prtl/prtl_node.html
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Screenshot of GRDC
grdc@bafg.de

All hydrological data offered on this website are managed by GRDC with permission of the data owners, usually the National Hydrological Services who created the data. All hydrological data remain property of the owner and may be used only for research purposes.

Commercial use of the hydrological data is not allowed. The redistribution of the downloaded hydrological data either in part or total to unauthorized persons, third parties or to the general public (incl. by electronic media) is not allowed.

The analysis and further processing of hydrological data as well as the use of statistical data products is permitted with an appropriate reference to the source of data as: "The Global Runoff Data Centre, 56068 Koblenz, Germany".

GPM Core Observatory

NASA
JAXA
No

Serving as part of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, an international network of satellites that provide next-generation global observations of rain and snow, the GPM “Core Observatory” satellite carries an advanced radar / radiometer system to measure precipitation from space and serve as a reference standard to unify precipitation measurements from a constellation of research and operational satellites. The GPM mission builds upon the success of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM).

Microwave Radiometer
Precipitation Radar
3years
Ku-Band Radar
Ka-Band Radar

BGUSAT

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
No

The research Nanosatellite BGUSAT, the first of Israel, was launched from India in February 2017 as a part of a collaboration between the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Aerospace Industries. Nanosatellites are a relatively new category in the field of satellites and space. These tiny satellites only weigh a few kilograms. Thanks to the minimization trend of electronic components, this platform can be instilled with advanced technological abilities for a fairly low price. The satellite is tiny- only 10X30 centimeters, the size of a milk carton, and weighs only 5 kilograms.

Single Camera
0years
NIR
IR

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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The Earth and Planetary Image Facility (EPIF) is a multi-disciplinary research laboratory located at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Its research focuses mainly on the use of remote sensing for a variety of applications and on advancing the development of currently available remote sensing methods. Students in the Facility come from a variety of academic backgrounds, including geography, electro-optics, geology, electrical engineering, bio-medical engineering, computer sciences, and agriculture.

Israel
University, Research, RSO
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Climate Hazard group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS - UCSB, USGS)

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Global, tiff
Global, geotiff or PDF
https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps
USGS original published paper
Publication in Scientific Data
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TIFF
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CHIRPS
USGS contacts

Funk, C.C., Peterson, P.J., Landsfeld, M.F., Pedreros, D.H., Verdin, J.P., Rowland, J.D., Romero, B.E., Husak, G.J., Michaelsen, J.C., and Verdin, A.P., 2014, A quasi-global precipitation time series for drought monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 832, 4 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/832/

1981-today

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Climate Hazards Center (CHC)

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The Climate Hazards Center is an alliance of multidisciplinary scientists and food security analysts from the UC Santa Barbara Geography Department, Africa, and Latin America working alongside partners in the US Geological Survey (USGS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

United States of America
University, Research, climate, hazards
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ESA and OHB Sweden sign contract for prototype satellite to gather Arctic weather data

Arctic Northwest Russia. Image: ESA (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO).

The Arctic is warming at a faster pace than any other region on the planet. The dramatic effects that come with this increase in Arctic temperature have a detrimental impact on the global environment. Drastic sea ice loss in the Arctic, for example, has been linked to natural hazards all over the world.

Contract signed to build Arctic weather satellite

Space4Youth Competition 2021 launched

Space4Youth Competition Winners 2019 and 2020. Image: UNOOSA.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) have launched the third edition of their Space4Youth competition. Under the title Youth4Climate, this year's focus is on climate mitigation and adaptation. In order to participate, students and young professionals from any Member State of the United Nations are invited to submit an essay on the topic "Space as a tool to foster climate mitigation and adaptation” by 26 April 2021.

Space4Youth Competition 2021
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