Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/F00009X/1
Contributing to the validation of SMOS ocean surface salinity
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor C Gommenginger, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Srokosz, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr HM Snaith, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Grant held at:
- NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), NERC Strategic Research Division
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Ocean Circulation
- Ocean - Atmosphere Interact.
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- In 2008, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the first-ever satellite to measure ocean salinity from space: the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission. SMOS aims to deliver global maps of the hitherto poorly known sea surface salinity (SSS), especially its temporal and large scale spatial variability. Such measurements are critical for ocean circulation and climate research and to improve operational forecasts. This project seeks to contribute to the assessment of the quality of the SMOS products in the period preceeding and immediatly following the launch of the SMOS satellite in 2008. This work is the key element of the UK involvement in the international effort of SMOS salinity data validation coordinated by ESA. Financial support for satellite validation activities is not available from ESA and is expected to originate from national agencies. However, it has so far not been possible to secure funding for this Cal/Val work, which is notoriously difficult to get funded in the UK.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/F00009X/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed (Research Programmes)
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- EO Mission
This grant award has a total value of £137,609
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3,649 | £60,356 | £17,924 | £31,949 | £19,160 | £4,571 |
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