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The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is a distributed NERC centre of over 100 scientists from UK universities and research organisations.

NCEO provides the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council with national capability in Earth observation science – monitoring the health of our planet through satellite instruments and more – with world-class capability in interpreting these data.

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New research on the impact of deforestation

5 January 2022

News

Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities

The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over the past 30 years, with much of this increase linked to the impact of deforestation on the local climate, a ...

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Latest News

25 January 2022

Climate Changes at 2°C warming as seen in the UK Earth System Model

This NCEO-led joint study with UK Earth System Model (UKESM) developers showcases the changes in future climate at diffe...

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Latest Event

30 March 2022

Changing North Atlantic Climate System and its importance for the UK, ACSIS community science meeting

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Using climate datasets to understand the Earth system Learn more
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Facilities and Instrumentation

Our instruments, data facilities and key tools for Earth Observation support the work of NERC scientists undertaking research anywhere worldwide....

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Data & Tools

There are many tools that scientists use to study the Earth System, from computer algorithms for extracting and comparing Earth observation datas...

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Skills

NCEO provides a range of tools and support for people who use Earth Observation data.

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Innovation

NCEO links scientific expertise in environmental science with progress in the satellite technology sector, and supports the exploitation of satel...

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