Operation Space Brolly - Meet Tara Thompson on the Biomass satellite and monitoring the Earth's lungs

Tara Thompson is a communications specialist working with
world-leading Earth Observation scientists, ensuring expert facts
are at the forefront of the climate conversation in policy making
and within the media.


In this episode Tara tells us about a recently launched
Biomass satellite fondly called ‘Space Brolly’ because of its
incredible 12 metre long antenna.


Tara tells us about how this is the first time precision data
will be collected for global forests, with the Biomass satellite
making continuous passes of the Earth’s lungs.


Biomass is capable of seeing through the trees canopies, using
advanced P-band radar technology. This technology can be used to
measure the structure and carbon content of forests providing an
understanding like never before on how much carbon is sequestered
by forests. This data will be vital in informing better climate
policies and how do we best protect the world’s forests.


Tara is optimistic about the future of climate change and how all
climate science is helping to shape a better world. In our ‘get
to know me round’ we learn Tara’s favourite season as well as
reflecting back on a childhood in the west of Ireland, where her
first spark of joy for the weather was born.


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loving the weather just a little bit more.


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