La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) ha puesto en órbita con éxito su satélite "Biomass" para cartografiar el contenido de carbono de los bosques tropicales en algunas de las zonas más remotas del planeta. El director del proyecto Biomass de la ESA afirma que es "absolutamente oportuno" llevar a cabo la misión ahora que el cambio climático amenaza a la humanidad.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the 'Biomass' satellite to gather critical data on tropical forests. The satellite will map the carbon content in forests across Africa, Asia, and South America, providing valuable insights into the effects of deforestation and climate change on these vital ecosystems often referred to as the Earth's "green lungs."

The Biomass satellite is equipped with a radar scanner and employs interferometry technology. This advanced technology allows the satellite to measure carbon levels accurately, even through dense forest canopies. The mission will track changes in carbon content over the next five years, offering data essential for understanding the extent to which these forests capture and store carbon dioxide.

Michael Fährringer, Biomass Project Manager at ESA, highlighted the mission's importance at a time when climate change poses significant threats. The satellite's data will help estimate the volume and weight of the wood in these forests, which annually draw in approximately 9 billion U.S. tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, ongoing deforestation processes indicate the release of this stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Fährringer stresses that this data is crucial for understanding these changes and could guide policymakers in addressing climate change. 



Una sonda espacial evaluará la salud de los bosques desde la órbita terrestre

Una sonda espacial puesta en órbita con éxito el martes para ayudar a los científicos a descubrir la la salud de las selvas tropicales más densas del mundo. La sonda espacial biomasa de la Agencia Espacial Europea lleva acoplado un nuevo escáner de radar que mapeará el contenido de carbono de los bosques tropicales, mostrando cómo la deforestación y el clima están afectando a lo que algunos llaman los pulmones verdes de la Tierra. Los bosques están amenazados. Necesitamos estos datos. La sonda orbitará la Tierra durante los próximos cinco años, utilizando tecnología de interferometría para recoger datos sobre las selvas tropicales de África, Asia y Sudamérica. Michael Fährringer, director del proyecto Biomasa de la Agencia Espacial Europea, explica. Lo que queremos medir es la cantidad de combustible fósil que se quema y produce CO2, cuánto de eso va a los bosques y se queda allí y es capturado. Y hacemos varios mapas a lo largo de los años para ver los cambios. Ese es el objetivo principal. Los instrumentos de la sonda están diseñados para medir con precisión los niveles de carbono, incluso a través de densas de los bosques. Necesitas obtener el volumen, básicamente, de los árboles. Y lo que hacemos, tenemos un instrumento de radar que puede penetrar hasta el suelo. Utilizamos una tecnología que se llama interferometría, en la que también podemos detectar la altura del árboles. Y todo eso junto nos ayuda a estimar el volumen y el peso, básicamente, de los madera de los bosques. Los bosques absorben anualmente unos 9.000 millones de toneladas de dióxido de carbono de la atmósfera. Pero la continua deforestación y degradación, especialmente en las regiones tropicales, significa que esto carbono almacenado se libera de nuevo a la atmósfera. Behringer afirma que los datos recogidos por Biomass son cruciales para comprender el impacto total de las emisiones de dióxido de carbono. de estos cambios en nuestros bosques. Básicamente, a diario en las noticias, la amenaza del cambio climático para la humanidad. Así que todo proporciona, proporcionará datos para combatir, para proporcionar información a los políticos para tomar decisiones. Así que es absolutamente oportuno hacerlo ahora.

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