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Co-editors-in-chief: Jonathan Bamber, Luca Brocca, Kirsten de Beurs, Andreas Kääb, Richard Kelly, Miguel Mahecha, Jamie Shutler, Susan Steele-Dunne & Xiao Xiang Zhu
eISSN: 3054-1786

Earth Observation (EO) is a not-for-profit interdisciplinary and international journal dedicated to the public discussion and open-access publication of high-quality studies and original research on Earth observation technologies and methods. EO implements a two-stage publication process.

Embracing the rapidly evolving technologies within Earth observation and their interdisciplinary character, EO serves a wide and diverse community of research scientists, engineers, and practitioners concerned with the full breadth and depth of Earth observation, from sensor and instrument design and construction to missions and campaigns, as well as analysis methods and applications of general interest within geosciences and beyond and of specialised interest for specific disciplines.

Manuscripts with a focus on Earth observation that include perspectives from economical, societal, educational, or other disciplines outside the natural sciences are also welcome.

News

11 Jun 2026 Evaluating InSAR-derived rates of surface-elevation change along the central U.S. Gulf Coast

Subsidence, or the sinking of land, threatens the U.S. Gulf Coast, where millions face growing flood risks from sea-level rise. Measuring the subsidence is essential for coastal planning and climate adaptation. Satellite radar (InSAR) is widely used to measure subsidence, but studies often disagree. Please read more.

11 Jun 2026 Evaluating InSAR-derived rates of surface-elevation change along the central U.S. Gulf Coast

Subsidence, or the sinking of land, threatens the U.S. Gulf Coast, where millions face growing flood risks from sea-level rise. Measuring the subsidence is essential for coastal planning and climate adaptation. Satellite radar (InSAR) is widely used to measure subsidence, but studies often disagree. Please read more.

20 Jan 2026 Announcing a new journal in EGU's open-access collection: Earth Observation!

Please read EGU's announcement on the launch of Earth Observation.

20 Jan 2026 Announcing a new journal in EGU's open-access collection: Earth Observation!

Please read EGU's announcement on the launch of Earth Observation.

Recent papers

22 Oct 2026
Brief communications: What is a disturbance? From pixels to ecology
Cornelius Senf
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6304,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6304, 2026
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22 Oct 2026
EU forest carbon sink decline as seen by Earth observation and national inventories
Nora Linscheid, Laura Mayer, Chiara Aquino, Manuela Balzarolo, Maria Vincenza Chiriacò, Mélanie Juillard, Martin Brandt, Emilio Chuvieco, Philippe Ciais, Maoyuan Feng, Rasmus Fensholt, Teja Kattenborn, Amin Khairoun, Katja Kowalski, Siyu Liu, Joachim Maack, Clemens Mosig, Pierre Regnier, Cornelius Senf, Alba Viana-Soto, Yidi Xu, Yanzi Yan, and Ana Bastos
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6189,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-6189, 2026
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07 Oct 2026
High-Resolution Sea Surface Height Anomaly from Nadir Altimeters: Processing Improvements and Spectral Consistency with SWOT
Lionel Gourdeau, Nadia Ayoub, Arne Bendinger, Sophie Cravatte, Rosemary Morrow, Mei-Ling Dabat, Fabien Léger, and Oscar Vergara
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5846,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5846, 2026
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07 Oct 2026
Mapping water in a Dynamic World: A hybrid landcover-NDWI approach enhances surface water dynamics characterization from Sentinel-2
Leo Helling, Satbir Singh, Louis Rey, Hervé Parmentier, Mathis Loïc Messager, Hervé Piégay, and Barbara Belletti
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5638,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5638, 2026
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01 Oct 2026
Multi-sensor deep-learning mapping of surface and basal fractures across Antarctic ice shelves during the last four decades
Kaian Shahateet, Colin Prieur, Romain Millan, Lucille Gimenes, Andrea Sofie Haastrup-Vang, Jaime Roas, Maaike Izeboud, Raphaelle Charrassin, Emil Giraldi, and Romain Santiard
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5765,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-5765, 2026
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