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Counting carbon

Counting carbon

Earlier on, you have read about the effect of human emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), on the climate. This video from ESA will capitalise on this knowledge. Then, we will go further showing a few more aspects of the urgency for reduced human emission of CO2.

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In the next article, you will review the variables that are essential to characterise the Earth’s climate and the role of satellite data in deriving some of these variables.

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Understanding Climate Change using Satellite Data

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