EU just published the final versions of the Polar Experts Group reports (PEG I and PEG II).
In the PEG II report, the expert group recommends to retain as first priority the proposed Imaging PMR concept, implemented by CIMR.
The area north of Greenland has long been home for the thickest sea ice in the Arctic Ocean (and thus on Earth). The changing climate and increasing melt in the Arctic are now changing that.
During last week, winds pushed fragile sea-ice off Greeland's northernmost coast, and opened an area of ice-free ocean. An earlier such event had happened late February this year. Because they fragilize the thick sea-ice cover close to the coast, such events can have strong implications on the total Arctic sea-ice volume at the end of the melt season (september).
DYK? CIMR is designed to support the EU Arctic Policy.
Read more about the EU Arctic Policy and learn more about the CIMR concept here.
Read how CIMR will be a game-changer for measuring Arctic Ocean Sea Surface Temperature (SST), a crucial parameter for operational Arctic weather and met ocean forecasts!
In February 2018, for an invited post at the EGU Cryospheric Science blog, Thomas Lavergne discussed how the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) could be a game-changer for operational monitoring of sea-ice.