Develop and validate different approaches to retrieve snow thickness over the sea ice, to develop a new prototype processor, and to produce and validate an experimental dataset of snow thickness over the Arctic.

Prototype system for Arctic Mission Benefit Analysis (ArcMBA) that makes a mathematically rigorous evaluation of the effect that observational constraints imposed by individual and groups of EO (and in situ) data products would have in an advanced data assimilation system. The assessment is performed in terms of the uncertainty reduction in simulated/predicted sea ice, snow, and oceanic target quantities of scientific and societal interest.

The study aimed at exploring, developing and validating different approaches to retrieve snow thickness over sea ice; to develop a new prototype processor; and to produce and validate an experimental dataset of snow thickness over the Arctic.

Quantitative multi-scale (temporal and spatial) understanding of sea ice, ocean and atmosphere interactive processes and their mutual feedback, focusing on four Arctic Scientific research Challenges: Arctic Amplification, open water on sea ice dynamics, impact of extreme event storms in sea-ice formation, Artcic ocean spin-up

Sea surface salinity measurements by L-band radiometry satellites SMOS and SMAP for the Arctic: algorithm development, long term data set production, quantification of the freshwater fluxes through SSS products

The project will deliver the first measurements of Arctic sea ice thickness during summer months, from twin satellites: ESA's Cryosat-2 & NASA's ICESat-2. Research linked to LPF project ArcticSummIT (https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/arcticsummit-arctic-summer-ice-thickness/)

The overarching project objectiveis threefold: 1) Supporting the development of novel products and enhanced data sets responding to the needs of the Arctic science community;2) Fostering new scientific results addressing the main priority areas of Arctic research;3) Preparing a solid scientific basis for larger activities addressing the priorities of the Arctic science community; This shall involve the collaborationamong the different scientific communities involved in Arctic process studies, modellers and EO experts.

Using new techniques to measure pan-Arctic sea ice thickness from the satellite radar altimeter Cryosat-2 during summer months