• Knowledge Gaps and Impact of Future Satellite Missions to Facilitate Monitoring of Changes in the Arctic Ocean 

      Lucas, Sylvain; Johannessen, Johnny Andre; Cancet, Mathilde; Pettersson, Lasse H; Esau, Igor; Rheinlænder, Jonathan Winfield; Ardhuin, Fabrice; Chapron, Bertrand; Korosov, Anton; Collard, Fabrice; Herlédan, Sylvain; Olason, Einar; Ferrari, Ramiro; Fouchet, Ergane; Donlon, Craig (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-30)
      Polar-orbiting satellite observations are of fundamental importance to explore the main scientific challenges in the Arctic Ocean, as they provide information on bio-geo-physical variables with a denser spatial and temporal coverage than in-situ instruments in such a harsh and inaccessible environment. However, they are limited by the lack of coverage near the North Pole (Polar gap), the polar night, ...
    • SKIM, a Candidate Satellite Mission Exploring Global Ocean Currents and Waves 

      Ardhuin, Fabrice; Brandt, Peter; Gaultier, Lucile; Donlon, Craig James; Battaglia, Alessandro; Boy, Francois; Casal, Tania; Chapron, Bertrand; Collard, Fabrice; Cravatte, Sophie; Delouis, Jean-Marc; De Witte, Erik; Dibarboure, Gerald; Engen, Geir; Johnsen, Harald; Lique, Camille; López-Dekker, Paco; Maes, Christophe; Martin, Adrien; Marie, Louis; Menemenlis, Dimitris; Nouguier, Frederic; Peureux, Charles; Rampal, Pierre; Ressler, Gerhard; Rio, Marie-Helene; Rommen, Bjorn; Shutler, Jamie D.; Suess, Martin; Tsamados, Michel; Ubelmann, Clement; van Sebille, Erik; van den Oever, Martin; Stammer, Detlef (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-30)
      The Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) satellite mission is designed to explore ocean surface current and waves. This includes tropical currents, notably the poorly known patterns of divergence and their impact on the ocean heat budget, and monitoring of the emerging Arctic up to 82.5°N. SKIM will also make unprecedented direct measurements of strong currents, from boundary currents ...