Unleashing the Power of Satellites - Understanding Climate Change
Offered By: The Royal Institution via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a 56-minute lecture on how satellite observations are revolutionizing our understanding and response to climate change challenges. Learn about the crucial role of metrological approaches in providing essential information for monitoring progress towards Net Zero and understanding climate changes in response to human actions. Discover the TRUTHS mission, a UK-led climate-focused satellite initiative, which aims to make a tenfold improvement in observing and quantifying climate change. Gain insights into British science at the forefront of climate change research, presented by Prof Nigel Fox and Dr Emma Woolliams from the National Physical Laboratory. Understand how to interpret findings and apply them across various time scenarios, and learn about the importance of rigorous measurement science in satellite Earth observation.
Syllabus
Unleashing the power of satellites - with the National Physical Laboratory
Taught by
The Royal Institution
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