SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves
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...
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ftird:oai:ird.fr:fdi:010078815 2023-05-15T13:55:39+02:00 SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves Ardhuin, F. Brandt, P. Gaultier, L. Donlon, C. Battaglia, A. Boy, F. Casal, T. Chapron, B. Collard, F. Cravatte, Sophie Delouis, J.M. De Witte, E. Dibarboure, G. Engen, G. Johnsen, H. Lique, C. Lopez-Dekker, P. Maes, Christophe Martin, A. Marié, L. Menemenlis, D. Nouguier, F. Peureux, C. Rampal, P. Ressler, G. Rio, M.H. Rommen, B. Shutler, J.D. Suess, M. Tsamados, M. Ubelmann, C. Van Sebille, E. Van den Oever, M. Stammer, D. ARCTIQUE ANTARCTIQUE GROENLAND ATLANTIQUE 2019 text/pdf http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078815 EN eng http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078815 oai:ird.fr:fdi:010078815 Ardhuin F., Brandt P., Gaultier L., Donlon C., Battaglia A., Boy F., Casal T., Chapron B., Collard F., Cravatte Sophie, Delouis J.M., De Witte E., Dibarboure G., Engen G., Johnsen H., Lique C., Lopez-Dekker P., Maes Christophe, Martin A., Marié L., Menemenlis D., Nouguier F., Peureux C., Rampal P., Ressler G., Rio M.H., Rommen B., Shutler J.D., Suess M., Tsamados M., Ubelmann C., Van Sebille E., Van den Oever M., Stammer D. SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6, art. 209 [8 p.] text 2019 ftird 2020-08-21T06:48:14Z 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 to the Antarctic circumpolar current, and their interaction with ocean waves with expected impacts on air-sea fluxes and extreme waves. For the first time, SKIM will directly measure the ocean surface current vector from space. The main instrument on SKIM is aKa-band conically scanning, multi-beam Doppler radar altimeter/wave scatterometer that includes a state-of-the-art nadir beam comparable to the Poseidon-4 instrument on Sentinel 6. The well proven Doppler pulse-pair technique will give a surface drift velocity representative of the top meter of the ocean, after subtracting a large wave-induced contribution. Horizontal velocity components will be obtained with an accuracy betterthan 7 cm/s for horizontal wave lengths larger than 80 km and time resolutions larger than 15 days, with a mean revisit time of 4 days for of 99% of theglobal oceans. This will provide unique and innovative measurements that will further our understanding of the transports in the upper ocean layer, permanently distributing heat, carbon, plankton, and plastics. SKIM will also benefit from co-located measurements of water vapor, rain rate, sea ice concentration, and wind vectors provided by the European operational satellite MetOp-SG(B), allowing many joint analyses. SKIM is one of the two candidate satellite missions under development for ESA Earth Explorer 9. The other candidate is the Farinfrared Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM).The final selection will beannounced by September 2019, for a launch in the coming decade. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctique* Arctic Arctique* Groenland Sea ice IRD (Institute de recherche pour le développement): Horizon Antarctic Arctic The Antarctic |
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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 to the Antarctic circumpolar current, and their interaction with ocean waves with expected impacts on air-sea fluxes and extreme waves. For the first time, SKIM will directly measure the ocean surface current vector from space. The main instrument on SKIM is aKa-band conically scanning, multi-beam Doppler radar altimeter/wave scatterometer that includes a state-of-the-art nadir beam comparable to the Poseidon-4 instrument on Sentinel 6. The well proven Doppler pulse-pair technique will give a surface drift velocity representative of the top meter of the ocean, after subtracting a large wave-induced contribution. Horizontal velocity components will be obtained with an accuracy betterthan 7 cm/s for horizontal wave lengths larger than 80 km and time resolutions larger than 15 days, with a mean revisit time of 4 days for of 99% of theglobal oceans. This will provide unique and innovative measurements that will further our understanding of the transports in the upper ocean layer, permanently distributing heat, carbon, plankton, and plastics. SKIM will also benefit from co-located measurements of water vapor, rain rate, sea ice concentration, and wind vectors provided by the European operational satellite MetOp-SG(B), allowing many joint analyses. SKIM is one of the two candidate satellite missions under development for ESA Earth Explorer 9. The other candidate is the Farinfrared Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM).The final selection will beannounced by September 2019, for a launch in the coming decade. |
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Ardhuin, F. Brandt, P. Gaultier, L. Donlon, C. Battaglia, A. Boy, F. Casal, T. Chapron, B. Collard, F. Cravatte, Sophie Delouis, J.M. De Witte, E. Dibarboure, G. Engen, G. Johnsen, H. Lique, C. Lopez-Dekker, P. Maes, Christophe Martin, A. Marié, L. Menemenlis, D. Nouguier, F. Peureux, C. Rampal, P. Ressler, G. Rio, M.H. Rommen, B. Shutler, J.D. Suess, M. Tsamados, M. Ubelmann, C. Van Sebille, E. Van den Oever, M. Stammer, D. |
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Ardhuin, F. Brandt, P. Gaultier, L. Donlon, C. Battaglia, A. Boy, F. Casal, T. Chapron, B. Collard, F. Cravatte, Sophie Delouis, J.M. De Witte, E. Dibarboure, G. Engen, G. Johnsen, H. Lique, C. Lopez-Dekker, P. Maes, Christophe Martin, A. Marié, L. Menemenlis, D. Nouguier, F. Peureux, C. Rampal, P. Ressler, G. Rio, M.H. Rommen, B. Shutler, J.D. Suess, M. Tsamados, M. Ubelmann, C. Van Sebille, E. Van den Oever, M. Stammer, D. SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves |
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Ardhuin, F. Brandt, P. Gaultier, L. Donlon, C. Battaglia, A. Boy, F. Casal, T. Chapron, B. Collard, F. Cravatte, Sophie Delouis, J.M. De Witte, E. Dibarboure, G. Engen, G. Johnsen, H. Lique, C. Lopez-Dekker, P. Maes, Christophe Martin, A. Marié, L. Menemenlis, D. Nouguier, F. Peureux, C. Rampal, P. Ressler, G. Rio, M.H. Rommen, B. Shutler, J.D. Suess, M. Tsamados, M. Ubelmann, C. Van Sebille, E. Van den Oever, M. Stammer, D. |
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http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078815 oai:ird.fr:fdi:010078815 Ardhuin F., Brandt P., Gaultier L., Donlon C., Battaglia A., Boy F., Casal T., Chapron B., Collard F., Cravatte Sophie, Delouis J.M., De Witte E., Dibarboure G., Engen G., Johnsen H., Lique C., Lopez-Dekker P., Maes Christophe, Martin A., Marié L., Menemenlis D., Nouguier F., Peureux C., Rampal P., Ressler G., Rio M.H., Rommen B., Shutler J.D., Suess M., Tsamados M., Ubelmann C., Van Sebille E., Van den Oever M., Stammer D. SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6, art. 209 [8 p.] |
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