The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations
Arctic climate change has already resulted in amplified and accelerated regional warming, or the Arctic amplification. Satellite observations have captured this climate phenomenon in its development and in sufficient spatial details. As such, these observations have been—and still are—indispensable...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:93476 2023-07-30T04:01:07+02:00 The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations Esau, Igor Pettersson, Lasse H. Cancet, Mathilde Chapron, Bertrand Chernokulsky, Alexander Donlon, Craig Sizov, Oleg Soromotin, Andrei Johannesen, Johnny A. 2023-03 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00823/93476/100214.pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051354 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00823/93476/ eng eng MDPI AG https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00823/93476/100214.pdf doi:10.3390/rs15051354 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00823/93476/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Remote Sensing (2072-4292) (MDPI AG), 2023-03 , Vol. 15 , N. 5 , P. 1354 (28p.) European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative Arctic amplification satellite observations climate change monitoring text Article info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051354 2023-07-18T22:51:15Z Arctic climate change has already resulted in amplified and accelerated regional warming, or the Arctic amplification. Satellite observations have captured this climate phenomenon in its development and in sufficient spatial details. As such, these observations have been—and still are—indispensable for monitoring of the amplification in this remote and inhospitable region, which is sparsely covered with ground observations. This study synthesizes the key contributions of satellite observations into an understanding and characterization of the amplification. The study reveals that the satellites were able to capture a number of important environmental transitions in the region that both precede and follow the emergence of the apparent amplification. Among those transitions, we find a rapid decline in the multiyear sea ice and subsequent changes in the surface radiation balance. Satellites have witnessed the impact of the amplification on phytoplankton and vegetation productivity as well as on human activity and infrastructure. Satellite missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) are increasingly contributing to amplification monitoring and assessment. The ESA Climate Change Initiative has become an essential provider of long-term climatic-quality remote-sensing data products for essential climate variables. Still, such synthesis has found that additional efforts are needed to improve cross-sensor calibrations and retrieval algorithms and to reduce uncertainties. As the amplification is set to continue into the 21st century, a new generation of satellite instruments with improved revisiting time and spectral and spatial resolutions are in high demand in both research and stakeholders’ communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Phytoplankton Sea ice Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Arctic Remote Sensing 15 5 1354 |
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Arctic climate change has already resulted in amplified and accelerated regional warming, or the Arctic amplification. Satellite observations have captured this climate phenomenon in its development and in sufficient spatial details. As such, these observations have been—and still are—indispensable for monitoring of the amplification in this remote and inhospitable region, which is sparsely covered with ground observations. This study synthesizes the key contributions of satellite observations into an understanding and characterization of the amplification. The study reveals that the satellites were able to capture a number of important environmental transitions in the region that both precede and follow the emergence of the apparent amplification. Among those transitions, we find a rapid decline in the multiyear sea ice and subsequent changes in the surface radiation balance. Satellites have witnessed the impact of the amplification on phytoplankton and vegetation productivity as well as on human activity and infrastructure. Satellite missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) are increasingly contributing to amplification monitoring and assessment. The ESA Climate Change Initiative has become an essential provider of long-term climatic-quality remote-sensing data products for essential climate variables. Still, such synthesis has found that additional efforts are needed to improve cross-sensor calibrations and retrieval algorithms and to reduce uncertainties. As the amplification is set to continue into the 21st century, a new generation of satellite instruments with improved revisiting time and spectral and spatial resolutions are in high demand in both research and stakeholders’ communities. |
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Esau, Igor Pettersson, Lasse H. Cancet, Mathilde Chapron, Bertrand Chernokulsky, Alexander Donlon, Craig Sizov, Oleg Soromotin, Andrei Johannesen, Johnny A. |
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The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations |
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The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations |
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The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations |
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The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations |
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The Arctic Amplification and Its Impact: A Synthesis through Satellite Observations |
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arctic amplification and its impact: a synthesis through satellite observations |
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