Measuring currents, ice drift, and waves from space: the Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) concept

Ardhuin, Fabrice; Aksenov, Yevgueny; Benetazzo, Alvise; Bertino, Laurent; Brandt, Peter; Caubet, Eric; Chapron, Bertrand; Collard, Fabrice; Cravatte, Sophie; Delouis, Jean-Marc; Dias, Frederic; Dibarboure, Gérald; Gaultier, Lucile; Johannessen, Johnny; Korosov, Anton; Manucharyan, Georgy; Menemenlis, Dimitris; Menendez, Melisa; Monnier, Goulven; Mouche, Alexis; Nouguier, Frédéric; Nurser, George; Rampal, Pierre; Reniers, Ad; Rodriguez, Ernesto; Stopa, Justin; Tison, Céline; Ubelmann, Clément; van Sebille, Erik; Xie, Jiping

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-337-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-337-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-337-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 3

Research article

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15 May 2018

Research article |

| 15 May 2018

Measuring currents, ice drift, and waves from space: the Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) concept

Fabrice Ardhuin, Yevgueny Aksenov, Alvise Benetazzo, Laurent Bertino, Peter Brandt, Eric Caubet, Bertrand Chapron, Fabrice Collard, Sophie Cravatte, Jean-Marc Delouis, Frederic Dias, Gérald Dibarboure, Lucile Gaultier, Johnny Johannessen, Anton Korosov, Georgy Manucharyan, Dimitris Menemenlis, Melisa Menendez, Goulven Monnier, Alexis Mouche, Frédéric Nouguier, George Nurser, Pierre Rampal, Ad Reniers, Ernesto Rodriguez, Justin Stopa, Céline Tison, Clément Ubelmann, Erik van Sebille, and Jiping Xie

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RC1: 'Review', Mark Bourassa, 23 Jan 2018
- AC4: 'In reply to RC1', Fabrice Ardhuin, 08 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Jan 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer 2 comments', Fabrice Ardhuin, 05 Mar 2018
RC3: 'Comments on the paper Measuring currents, ice drift, and waves from space: the Sea Surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) concept', Anonymous Referee #3, 25 Jan 2018
- AC3: 'In reply to RC3', Fabrice Ardhuin, 08 Mar 2018
AC1: 'In reply to RC1', Fabrice Ardhuin, 02 Mar 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Fabrice Ardhuin on behalf of the Authors (08 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (15 Mar 2018) by Eric J.M. Delhez

AR by Fabrice Ardhuin on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2018)

Short summary

The Sea surface KInematics Multiscale (SKIM) monitoring mission is a proposal for a future satellite that is designed to measure ocean currents and waves. Using a Doppler radar, the accurate measurement of currents requires the removal of the mean velocity due to ocean wave motions. This paper describes the main processing steps needed to produce currents and wave data from the radar measurements. With this technique, SKIM can provide unprecedented coverage and resolution, over the global ocean.