All visits and workshops are cancelled
Following the recommendations of the authorities, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Ebro Observatory suspends all scheduled visits and workshops.
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Space Weather Products
K-index of geomagnetic activity calculated from our data. (Unrevised automatic process)
Solar activity
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Photographs of the solar photosphere taken with our own telescope
Variation of the compass in Roquetes
The compass is oriented according to the magnetic north, not the true one. The magnetic north varies with time. Over the past centuries, in Roquetes, compasses were deviated westward. But this has changed and now they are deviated eastward More information.
Current weather
| 05/08/2020 17:45 | ||
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| Temperature | Humidity | Atmospheric pressure |
| 30.8 ºC | 53.6 % | 1007.2 hPa |
| Accumulated rain | Wind speed | Wind bearing |
| 0 mm | 13 km/h | E-SE (118º) |
Information from the automatic station of AEMET located at Ebro Observatory. These data are provisional and subject to revision.
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The IRRIGATION+ project will quantify the use of irrigation water from space
The IRRIGATION+ project will quantify the use of irrigation water from space
Irrigation represents one of the human interventions with the most impact on the water cycle, considering that irrigation agriculture represents 70% of the water consumed worldwide. Knowledge of the distribution and extent of irrigated areas, as well as the amount[…]
Created on: Jul 27, 2020 | 07:25 am
Jul 27, 2020 | 07:25 am -
The number of doctoral studends at the Ebro Observtory increases
The number of doctoral studends at the Ebro Observtory increases
Last December, two new doctoral theses began at the Ebro Observatory, both of which are FPI scholarships from the 2018 call. First of all, Mª Victoria Canillas is studying the characterization of GICs in the Iberian Peninsula, under the direction[…]
Created on: Jul 6, 2020 | 13:31 pm
Jul 6, 2020 | 13:31 pm -
The European Space Agency is funding the Ebro Observatory-URL to quantify the water used in irrigated areas using satellite data.
The European Space Agency is funding the Ebro Observatory-URL to quantify the water used in irrigated areas using satellite data.
On March 13, the IRRIGATION+ project kick off meeting was took place. The project is funded by the European Space Agency with the aim of quantifying irrigation from space. The Ebro Observatory participates by contributing its knowledge in the quantification[…]
Created on: Jun 26, 2020 | 09:32 am
Jun 26, 2020 | 09:32 am -
Adherence to official mourning
Adherence to official mourning
The Observatori de l'Ebre University Institute, Ramon Llull University, joins the 10 days of official mourning in memory of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire university community wants to convey its deepest condolences and support to family and[…]
Created on: Jun 1, 2020 | 13:55 pm
Jun 1, 2020 | 13:55 pm