As Arctic sea ice continues to decline at an alarming rate, improving how we observe and understand the polar regions has never been more critical.
ESA is currently supporting an ambitious Arctic field campaign to prepare three next-generation Copernicus missions: Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR), Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) and Copernicus Radar Observing System for Europe at L-band (ROSE-L). These are designed to deliver more precise measurements of sea ice properties, such as snow depth and snow salinity, ice thickness and surface roughness.
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Featured image : Braving the Arctic. Photo credit: C. Soriot/University of Manitoba