Contribution of satellite sea surface salinity to the estimation of liquid freshwater content in the Beaufort Sea

Umbert, Marta; De Andrés, Eva; Sánchez, Maria; Gabarró, Carolina; Hoareau, Nina; González-Gambau, Veronica; García-Espriu, Aina; Olmedo, Estrella; Raj, Roshin P.; Xie, Jiping; Catany, Rafael

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-279-2024

Articles | Volume 20, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-279-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-279-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 1

Research article

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28 Feb 2024

Research article |

| 28 Feb 2024

Contribution of satellite sea surface salinity to the estimation of liquid freshwater content in the Beaufort Sea

Marta Umbert, Eva De Andrés, Maria Sánchez, Carolina Gabarró, Nina Hoareau, Veronica González-Gambau, Aina García-Espriu, Estrella Olmedo, Roshin P. Raj, Jiping Xie, and Rafael Catany

Data sets

Ocean Science 2024 Marta Umbert https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7084813.v1

Model code and software

Ocean-Science-2024 Eva De Andrés et al. https://github.com/martaumbert/Ocean-Science-2024

Short summary

Satellite retrievals of sea surface salinity (SSS) offer insights into freshwater changes in the Arctic Ocean. This study evaluates freshwater content in the Beaufort Gyre using SMOS and reanalysis data, revealing underestimation with reanalysis alone. Incorporating satellite SSS measurements improves freshwater content estimation, especially near ice-melting areas. Adding remotely sensed salinity aids in monitoring Arctic freshwater content and in understanding its impact on global climate.