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Component satellite network
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ECVs
|
International coordination
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Infrared (IR) |
SST, sea ice |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
|
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AMSR-class microwave |
SST, wind speed, sea ice |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
|
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Surface vector wind
(two wide-swath
scatterometers desired) |
surface vector wind, sea ice |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
|
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Ocean colour |
chlorophyll concentration
(biomass of phytoplankton) |
IOCCG
|
data
links from IOCCG |
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High-precision altimetry |
sea-level anomaly from steady state |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
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Low-precision altimetry |
sea level |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
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Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) |
sea ice, sea state |
CEOS
IGOS
CGMS |
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