Arctic+ Salinity: Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document
82 pages, 41 figures, 3 tables.-- Dataset https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/12620 The main purpose of this Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document (ATBD) is to provide a detailed definition of the processes and algorithms developed to retrieve Arctic sea surface salinity from the SMOS measures in...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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European Space Agency
2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/229624 https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12195.58401 |
| Summary: | 82 pages, 41 figures, 3 tables.-- Dataset https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/12620 The main purpose of this Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document (ATBD) is to provide a detailed definition of the processes and algorithms developed to retrieve Arctic sea surface salinity from the SMOS measures in the context of the Arctic+ salinity project. This new processing chain that we have implemented and described in this ATBD includes improvements respect to the previous one [Olmedo et al., 2018] devoted to obtain more defined salinity gradients and improve freshwater fluxes and currents description. Extreme melting episodes like 2012 and 2019 Greenland melt [Bennartz R. et al., 2013] are indicators of the importance to monitor changes in the Arctic freshwater system. Improving the sea surface salinity (SSS) Arctic maps is the best option to attain this objective Peer reviewed |
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