SMOS satellite inference of alkalinity over Mediterranean basin

• Published in: IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
• Main Authors: Sabia, R., Olmedo, E., Turiel, A., Martinez, J., Alvera Azcarate, Aida
• Other Authors: FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Alkalinity; Carbonate system; Mediterranean sea; Ocean acidification; Salinity; SMOS; Physical; chemical; mathematical & earth Sciences; Earth sciences & physical geography; Physique; chimie; mathématiques & sciences de la terre; Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
• Online Access: https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/239218; https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518407

peer reviewed Novel SMOS satellite estimates of Sea Surface salinity in the Mediterranean Sea will be used to infer the spatial and temporal distribution of Alkalinity in this basin, exploiting the direct relationship between salinity and alkalinity. A proper validation of the derived variable will be performed against in-situ data, climatologies and model outputs. The resulting estimates of alkalinity in the Mediterranean Sea will be linked to the overall carbonate system in the broader context of ocean acidification assessment. © 2018 IEEE.