Community review of Southern Ocean satellite data needs

Antarctic science

L. Newman²  A. Pope⁸  P. Wagner⁹  R. Johnson^1,10  J.D. Shutler^1,11  J. Baeseman^1,12 

[1] 1National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0449, USA;10Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK;11International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7340, USA;12Southern Ocean Observing System International Project Office, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia;2Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;3Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-6698, USA;4Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Tromsø, Norway;5Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia;6ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;7Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, TAS, Australia;8Centre for Geography, Environment and Society, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK;9Climate and the Cryosphere International Project Office, Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway

关键词: Antarctic;    cryosphere;    polar;    remote sensing;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S0954102016000390

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

This review represents the Southern Ocean community’s satellite data needs for the coming decade. Developed through widespread engagement and incorporating perspectives from a range of stakeholders (both research and operational), it is designed as an important community-driven strategy paper that provides the rationale and information required for future planning and investment. The Southern Ocean is vast but globally connected, and the communities that require satellite-derived data in the region are diverse. This review includes many observable variables, including sea ice properties, sea surface temperature, sea surface height, atmospheric parameters, marine biology (both micro and macro) and related activities, terrestrial cryospheric connections, sea surface salinity, and a discussion of coincident and in situ data collection. Recommendations include commitment to data continuity, increases in particular capabilities (sensor types, spatial, temporal), improvements in dissemination of data/products/uncertainties, and innovation in calibration/validation capabilities. Full recommendations are detailed by variable as well as summarized. This review provides a starting point for scientists to understand more about Southern Ocean processes and their global roles, for funders to understand the desires of the community, for commercial operators to safely conduct their activities in the Southern Ocean, and for space agencies to gain greater impact from Southern Ocean-related acquisitions and missions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY