Satellites will address critical science priorities for quantifying ocean carbon.

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2020Author
Shutler, Jamie D.
Wanninkhof, Rik
Nightingale, Philip D.
Woolf, David K.
Bakker, Dorothee C.E.
Watson, Andy
Ashton, Ian
Holding, Thomas
Chapron, Bertrand
Quilfen, Yves
Fairall, Chris
Schuster, Ute
Nakajima, Masakatsu
Donlon, Craig J,
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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, sust.....
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Frontiers in Ecology and the EvironmentVolume
18Issue
1Page Range
pp.27–35Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Inorganic carbonDOI Original
10.1002/fee.2129Citation
Shutler, Jamie D., Wanninkhof, Rik, Nightingale, Philip D.,Woolf, David K., Bakker, Dorothee C.E. et al (2020) Satellites will address critical science priorities for quantifying ocean carbon. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18:1, pp.27-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2129Collections
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