Research project: Evaluation of accuracy and uncertainty of EO parameters for global air-sea fluxes
The oceans play a key role in the climate system through storing and transporting vast amounts of heat and freshwater. They have naturally long thermodynamic timescales, exerting a moderating influence on changes induced by perturbations in other parts of the climate system, e.g. to the radiation budget. The capacity to detect subtle changes as the ocean responds to global warming will enhance our preparedness to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Earth Observation (EO) methods from satellites provide the spatially detailed, regularly repeated global coverage needed for identifying climatically important variability over the oceans.