Ageing satellites put crucial sea-ice climate record at risk

One of the most important continuous records of climate change — nearly four decades of satellite measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice — might soon be interrupted. Scientists all over the world rely on the sea-ice record compiled by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado. But the US military satellites that collect the data, by measuring ice extent using microwave sensors, are approaching the end of their lives. Three are still working but ageing, and their intended successor started experiencing glitches in 2016, before conking out for good this month. More

(Source: Nature - Oct 28)

Ageing satellites put crucial sea-ice climate record at risk​

Ageing satellites put crucial sea-ice climate record at risk