Using space-based Earth observations to understand and tackle the climate challenge

A webinar to provide the Australian Earth observation (EO) community with an overview of current and predicted future capabilities of EO to contribute high value climate data. This webinar was also the start of an EOA-lead ongoing conversation about Australia’s strengths and how we can best contribute globally to climate data supply, access and analysis.

Host, Caroline Poulsen from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology moderated a Q&A with our presenters

Presenters:

• Dr Anthony Rea - World Meteorological Organization
  Overview of the Global Climate Observing System and Essential Climate Variables

• Dr Rob Massom - Australian Antarctic Program
  Antarctica’s Frozen Ocean - Sea Ice Change and Variability

• Peter Rayner - Superpower Institute / Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
  Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases and its Role in Climate Mitigation

• Rakhesh Devadas, PhD - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
  Mapping Australia’s Land Use

Webinar recording:

Audience Chat:

Click here to read the chat window from the webinar.