http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ Earth observation news en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:44 GMT http://www.nerc.ac.uk/images/logos/nerc/nerclogo125transpwhite.gif http://www.nerc.ac.uk 125 39 A satellite image from the Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, which is funded by NERC, shows the UK covered in snow. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/features/2010/snowcover.asp Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:54:36 GMT A UK-led satellite designed to monitor changes in ice cover at the poles will launch at 14:57 UK time on 8 April 2010 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2010/12-cryosat.asp Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:58:01 GMT A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2009/24-smos.asp Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:51 GMT The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened its first facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/briefings/2009/03-esa.asp Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:54:09 GMT At 14:21 GMT Monday 16 March 2009 the European Space Agency will launch a new satellite to map variations in the Earth's gravity field with unprecedented accuracy. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2009/06-goce.asp Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:04:05 GMT A major new centre dedicated to harnessing the full potential of space technology for environmental research is launched today. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2009/04-nceo.asp Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:26:48 GMT NERC welcomes the news of the UK's £82m investment in GMES and the announcement of a new UK ESA facility. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2008/61-esagmes.asp Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:03:33 GMT Last winter, the thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic fell by nearly half a metre (19 per cent) compared with the average thickness of the previous five winters. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2008/56-seaice.asp Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:14:31 GMT NERC invites tenders to undertake scoping studies that will provide a review of the state of the science regarding the valuation of biodiversity and natural resources. The outputs will inform the development of detailed plans for research activities in the 2009 Theme Action Plans. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/themes/news/080811natural-resources-biodiversity.asp Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:47:59 GMT NERC responds to Ofcom's ruling on complaints about this controversial programme. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/briefings/2008/05-swindle.asp Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:58:39 GMT Expressions of interest are invited to attend a three day interactive strategic workshop to develop a research project under the RAPID-WATCH programme. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/rapidwatch/events/call.asp Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:45 GMT An ocean and climate theme links three exhibits featuring research supported by NERC, that are presented over the next four days at the Summer Science Exhibition. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/briefings/2008/04-exhibition.asp Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:25:20 GMT Key findings from an ambitious research project that provided the first 'early detection system' for climate changes in the Atlantic Ocean are highlighted today. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2008/35-rapid.asp Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:17:37 GMT Scientists have discovered how volatile metals from volcanoes end up in polar ice cores. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2008/33-mercury.asp Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:17:00 GMT A new satellite that will measure the Earth's global gravity field more accurately is being prepared for launch in Russia at the end of May. http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2008/17-gravity.asp Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:17:11 GMT