Benefits of comprehensive, continuous multiplatform observations and their synthesis
Tuukka Petäjä>
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
There is a direct societal need to answer the global, interconnected grand challenges, such as climate change and air quality. A special attention is required in the polar and boreal context. Trans-disciplinary research utilizing the full capacity of comprehensive in-situ observations together with state-of-the-art satellite observations is required to make advances e.g. in the understanding of atmospheric and cryospheric processes in the Arctic environment.
In this presentation I will introduce several initiatives and activities that produce, utilize and integrate the comprehensive observational data, such as Pan Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Program, global network of Stations Measuring Earth surface - Atmosphere Relations (global SMEAR), and Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments (iCUPE).