{"id":7884,"date":"2020-11-20T15:47:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=7884"},"modified":"2021-02-08T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:35:26","slug":"sentinel-6-sea-level-observation-and-international-co-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/sentinel-6-sea-level-observation-and-international-co-operation\/7884\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentinel-6: sea-level observation and international co-operation"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, representing a strategic partnership between ESA<\/a> and NASA, is due to launch from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on 21 November 2020.<\/p>\n Sentinel-6 will measure 95% of the Earth\u2019s ocean, at a 1,336km orbit altitude and an orbit inclination of 66 degrees.<\/p>\n Extending the scope of monitoring sea-surface height measurements is of upmost importance as global sea levels are a fundamental indicator of how the climate is changing. It is essential to get data on and analyse the acceleration of rising sea levels.<\/a><\/p>\n Sentinel-6 will allow action to be taken from the international to the local level. It will aid decisions making in the safeguarding of coastal areas, ensuring they have the best defences against sea level rises. The satellite will also have many other applications, such as monitoring plastic pollution in the oceans and the mechanisms transporting pollution.<\/p>\n It will allow scientists to better see the effects of climate change, looking at what is taking place in different areas and helping to mitigate the effects of climate change and prevent crises in the future as much as possible.<\/p>\n