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FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 27-34Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/fee.2129
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- International Space Science Institute (ISSI)
- European Space Agency [4000112091/14/I-LG, 4000110778/14/I-BG]
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The ability to routinely quantify global carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption by the oceans has become crucial: it provides a powerful constraint for establishing global and regional carbon (C) budgets, and enables identification of the ecological impacts and risks of this uptake on the marine environment. Advances in understanding, technology, and international coordination have made it possible to measure CO2 absorption by the oceans to a greater degree of accuracy than is possible in terrestrial landscapes. These advances, combined with new satellite-based Earth observation capabilities, increasing public availability of data, and cloud computing, provide important opportunities for addressing critical knowledge gaps. Furthermore, Earth observation in synergy with in-situ monitoring can provide the large-scale ocean monitoring that is necessary to support policies to protect ocean ecosystems at risk, and motivate societal shifts toward meeting C emissions targets; however, sustained effort will be needed.
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