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Imaggeo On Monday: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2013, observed from a geostationary orbit

Maximilian Reuter August 30, 2021

Solar eclipse of November 3, 2013, observed from a geostationary orbit. Credit: Maximilian Reuter (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The solar eclipse of November 3, 2013, as observed from the MSG satellite, in geostationary orbit 36000km above the equator. The eclipsed area, where the shadow of the full Moon reached the Earth’s surface, moved over the Atlantic Ocean and Africa. This eclipse was classified as a hybrid eclipse because it started out as an annular eclipse and became a total eclipse over equatorial Africa. W ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: What does the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report tell us about the future?

Chloe Hill August 27, 2021

Boreal forest fire in Canada. Credit: Stefan Doerr, distributed via Imaggeo

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepares and publishes extensive Assessment Reports on the scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, including its impacts, future risks, and likely scenarios based on the actions that humanity takes. In their sixth Assessment Report (AR6), the IPCC’s certainty and warnings were clearer than ever. This month’s GeoPoli ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Alps highest peak meets folded sea floor

Antoine Clausse August 23, 2021

Alps highest peak meets folded sea floor . Credit: Antoine Clausse (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During the late Jurassic, this dolostone was formerly at the sea floor, but after millions years of tectonic movements and natural forces, these rocks now appear at 3000m! Mont Blanc, the highest peak of the Alps is less than 20km away, and is visible in the background. Thank to the Alpine collision, this former sea floor was thrusted over gneiss and granite to make both geologists and mountaineer ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet Rebekka Steffen, the Geodesy Division’s Early Career Scientist Representative

Simon Clark August 20, 2021

Dr. Rebekka Steffen, geoscientist and ECS Representative of EGU’s Geodesy Division

Hello Rebekka, thank you for taking the time to talk with us today! Could you introduce yourself to our readers? Hi. Thanks for giving me the chance to talk about my research and plans as ECS Rep for the Geodesy Division. I’m a researcher in Geodesy at Lantmäteriet, which is the Swedish mapping, cadastral, and land registration authority (I prefer the much shorter Swedish version 😉). I’m working i ...[Read More]