Observational Needs of Sea Surface Temperature

Anne G O’carroll (1) , Edward M Armstrong , Helen M Beggs , Marouan Bouali (2) , Kenneth S Casey , Gary K Corlett (1) , Prasanjit Dash , Craig J Donlon (3) , Chelle L Gentemann , Jacob L Høyer (4) , Alexander Ignatov , Kamila Kabobah , Misako Kachi , Yukio Kurihara , Ioanna Karagali , Eileen Maturi , Christopher J Merchant , Salvatore Marullo , Peter J Minnett , Matthew Pennybacker , Balaji Ramakrishnan , Raaj Ramsankaran , Rosalia Santoleri , Swathy Sunder , Stéphane Saux Picart (5) , Jorge Vázquez-Cuervo , Werenfrid Wimmer

1 EUMETSAT - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
2 IOUSP - Oceanographic Institute of USP
3 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
4 DMI - Danish Meteorological Institute
5 CNRM - Centre national de recherches météorologiques

Observational Needs of Sea Surface Temperature (such as the need for sustained continuity of passive microwave SST using a 6.9 GHz channel), and conclude with needs to achieve an integrated global high-resolution SST observing system, with focus on satellite observations exploited in conjunction with in situ SSTs. The paper directly relates to the theme of Data Information Systems and also contributes to Ocean Observing Governance and Ocean Technology and Networks within the OceanObs2019 objectives. Applications of SST contribute to all the seven societal benefits, covering Discovery; Ecosystem Health & Biodiversity; Climate Variability & Change; Water, Food, & Energy Security; Pollution & Human Health; Hazards and Maritime Safety; and the Blue Economy.

Keywords: sea surface temperature; observations; GHRSST; satellite; in situ; Fiducial Reference Measurements; operational oceanography; climate data records

Domains: Ocean, Atmosphere

Anne G O’carroll, Edward M Armstrong, Helen M Beggs, Marouan Bouali, Kenneth S Casey, et al.. Observational Needs of Sea Surface Temperature. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6, ⟨10.3389/fmars.2019.00420⟩. ⟨meteo-03376399⟩