The composition of our atmosphere is vital for life. Find out how we keep track of it, and what we’re doing to protect it. Explore the technologies we use to observe, measure and forecast the atmosphere. The composition of our planet’s atmosphere is a delicate balance - even the slightest changes could be catastrophic. Join EUMETSAT and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service/ECMWF to discover the space, air and ground-based technologies we use to monitor and forecast the atmosphere.
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You’ll explore the critical threats affecting the atmosphere and its composition - and how these affect human health, climate change and the ecosystem.
You’ll also see how this all informs policy and international agreements, plus the extensive work needed to predict change and maintain air quality.
What topics will you cover?
- Explore how we observe and measure the atmosphere with satellites, ground-based and other forms of in-situ measurements
- Understand the importance of satellite observations and other forms of measurements for atmospheric monitoring
- Investigate how atmospheric data is used in policy and decision-making, in a range of arenas, in conjunction with models
- Recognise the importance of the data for monitoring long-range transportation of pollutants in the atmosphere
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- Explore how we observe and measure the atmosphere with satellites, ground-based and other forms of in-situ measurements
- Understand the importance of satellite observations and other forms of measurements for atmospheric monitoring
- Investigate how atmospheric data is used in policy and decision-making, in a range of arenas, in conjunction with models
- Recognise the importance of the data for monitoring long-range transportation of pollutants in the atmosphere
