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Satellites will address critical science priorities for quantifying ocean carbon
Author(s) -
Shutler Jamie D,
Wanninkhof Rik,
Nightingale Philip D,
Woolf David K,
Bakker Dorothee CE,
Watson Andy,
Ashton Ian,
Holding Thomas,
Chapron Bertrand,
Quilfen Yves,
Fairall Chris,
Schuster Ute,
Nakajima Masakatsu,
Donlon Craig J
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
frontiers in ecology and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.918
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1540-9309
pISSN - 1540-9295
DOI - 10.1002/fee.2129
Subject(s) - earth system science , environmental science , environmental resource management , earth observation , satellite , climate change , scale (ratio) , identification (biology) , cloud computing , global warming , global environmental analysis , remote sensing , computer science , business , oceanography , ecology , geography , engineering , cartography , marketing , geology , biology , aerospace engineering , operating system
The ability to routinely quantify global carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) 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 CO 2 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.