It is now official: #WIVERN has been selected as @esa.int Earth Explorer 11 mission! ➡️ www.esa.int/Applications...
We were involved in studying how the 94 GHz radiometer and Doppler radar can be used for sea-ice observations and are therefore very happy and excited that this instrument will fly!

Den Wind in den Wolken messen: Leipziger Wissenschafter an ESA-Mission beteiligt · Leipziger Zeitung Das Forschungsprojekt WIVERN ist für die elfte „Earth Explorer“-Satellitenmission der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation (ESA) ausgewählt worden. WIVERN

Den #Wind in den #Wolken messen: Leipziger Wissenschafter an #ESA-Mission beteiligt

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#Leipzig #Uni #MaxPlanckInstitut #WIVERN #Meteorologie #DWD

#ESA picks #WIVERN as its 11th Earth Explorer. The radar satellite will track winds in clouds & improve storm forecasts.

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#SpaceWatchNews #ESA #EarthObservation #Satellite

A bit older commission but I wanna share it because the BG turned out so gorgeous! * A *

#furry #dragon #wivern #feral #illustration #commission #furryartist #levendra

The science team for the @esa.int Earth Explorer 11 candidate #WIVERN is meeting this week in Noordwijk, Netherlands. WIVERN would not only be a breakthrough for 3D #winds in #clouds and #storms but also deliver unique information about #seaice and #snow. More information: wivern.polito.it