Satellites will address critical science priorities for quantifying ocean carbon

Shutler, Jamie D., Wanninkhof, Rik, Nightingale, Philip D., Woolf, David K., Bakker, Dorothee C. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-5337, Watson, Andy, Ashton, Ian, Holding, Thomas, Chapron, Bertrand, Quilfen, Yves, Fairall, Chris, Schuster, Ute, Nakajima, Masakatsu and Donlon, Craig J. (2020) Satellites will address critical science priorities for quantifying ocean carbon. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18 (1). pp. 27-35. ISSN 1540-9295

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Abstract

The ability to routinely quantify global carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption by the oceans has become crucial: it provides a powerful constraint for establishing global and regional carbon (C) budgets, and enables identification of the ecological impacts and risks of this uptake on the marine environment. Advances in understanding, technology, and international coordination have made it possible to measure CO2 absorption by the oceans to a greater degree of accuracy than is possible in terrestrial landscapes. These advances, combined with new satellite‐based Earth observation capabilities, increasing public availability of data, and cloud computing, provide important opportunities for addressing critical knowledge gaps. Furthermore, Earth observation in synergy with in‐situ monitoring can provide the large‐scale ocean monitoring that is necessary to support policies to protect ocean ecosystems at risk, and motivate societal shifts toward meeting C emissions targets; however, sustained effort will be needed.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: air-sea fluxes,atlantic,climatology,co2,gas-exchange,impact,salinity,surface ocean,temperature,variability,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 14 - life below water,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2019 10:30
Last Modified: 07 Mar 2024 19:31
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72976
DOI: 10.1002/fee.2129

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