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CarbonARA: International Climate Science Team Launches Groundbreaking Campaign in the Amazon

Posted on: 2 October, 2025 Last updated on: 2 October, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: News

European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the CarbonARA project, led by the Earth Observation and Wildfire Research Group and the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at King’s College London. CarbonARA brings together a skilled, interdisciplinary team of UK, European, and Brazilian partners to deliver an ambitious field campaign in the eastern Amazon.

MicroCarb Delivers First Observations from Space

Posted on: 18 September, 2025 Last updated on: 2 October, 2025 Written by: Tara Thompson Categorized in: News

Launched on July 25, the MicroCarb satellite has successfully carried out its first Earth observations on August 28. The initial data were collected over the Amazon Basin — a priority region for the mission due to its key role in the global carbon cycle and the limited coverage of ground-based CO₂ monitoring stations.

Artists impression of MicroCarb satellite image from CNES

MicroCarb – Carbon monitoring mission using NCEO expertise ready for launch

Posted on: 5 February, 2024 Last updated on: 13 June, 2024 Written by: jps48 Categorized in: News

Scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted at Space Park Leicester, have welcomed news that a satellite for monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide to help tackle climate change has completed assembly and qualification in the UK, and is now ready for launch.