Intern in the Earth Observation Projects Department - CO2M mission
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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Apply now » Intern in the Earth Observation Projects Department - CO2M mission Job Requisition ID: 21181 Date Posted: 1 November 2026 Closing Date: 30 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: External Only Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Directorate: Earth Observation Programmes Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission The CO2M mission aims at monitoring the anthropogenic CO2 emissions from Space. It is a key element providing the European Commission with the means to monitor worldwide at a high spatial resolution the evolution of the main greenhouse gases. The spacecraft is made of three optical instruments: A CO2&NO2 Imaging Spectrometer (CO2I), a Cloud Imager (CLIM) and a Multi Angle Polarimeter (MAP). CO2I is the main instrument measuring the spectral signature of CO2 in the NIR and SWIR domains. MAP aims at measuring the aerosols concentrations to improve the retrieval of the CO2 while CLIM aims at flagging the acquisitions performed in the presence of clouds. Flight models of the three instruments are now available and their on-ground characterisation and…