From Observation to Information and Users: The Copernicus Marine Service Perspective

The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) provides regular and systematic reference information on the physical and biogeochemical ocean and sea-ice state for the global ocean and the European regional seas. CMEMS serves a wide range of users (more than 15,000 users are now regist...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 6
Main Authors:	Le Traon, Pierre Yves, Reppucci, Antonio, Alvarez Fanjul, Enrique, Aouf, Lotfi, Behrens, Arno, Belmonte, Maria, Bentamy, Abderrahim, Bertino, Laurent, Brando, Vittorio Ernesto, Kreiner, Matilde Brandt, Benkiran, Mounir, Carval, Thierry, Ciliberti, Stefania A., Claustre, Hervé, Clementi, Emanuela, Coppini, Giovanni, Cossarini, Gianpiero, De Alfonso Alonso-Muñoyerro, Marta, Delamarche, Anne, Dibarboure, Gerald, Dinessen, Frode, Drevillon, Marie, Drillet, Yann, Faugere, Yannice, Fernández, Vicente, Fleming, Andrew, Garcia-Hermosa, M. Isabel, Sotillo, Marcos García, Garric, Gilles, Gasparin, Florent, Giordan, Cedric, Gehlen, Marion, Gregoire, Marilaure L., Guinehut, Stephanie, Hamon, Mathieu, Harris, Chris, Hernandez, Fabrice, Hinkler, Jørgen B., Hoyer, Jacob, Karvonen, Juha, Kay, Susan, King, Robert, Lavergne, Thomas, Lemieux-Dudon, Benedicte, Lima, Leonardo, Mao, Chongyuan, Martin, Matthew J., Masina, Simona, Melet, Angelique, Buongiorno Nardelli, Bruno, Nolan, Glenn, Pascual, Ananda, Pistoia, Jenny, Palazov, Atanas, Piolle, Jean Francois, Pujol, Marie Isabelle, Pequignet, Anne Christine, Peneva, Elisaveta, Pérez Gómez, Begoña, Petit de la Villeon, Loic, Pinardi, Nadia, Pisano, Andrea, Pouliquen, Sylvie, Reid, Rebecca, Remy, Elisabeth, Santoleri, Rosalia, Siddorn, John, She, Jun, Staneva, Joanna, Stoffelen, Ad, Tonani, Marina, Vandenbulcke, Luc, von Schuckmann, Karina, Volpe, Gianluca, Wettre, Cecilie, Zacharioudaki, Anna
Format:	Journal Article Web Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 22-05-2019 Frontiers Media Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects:	Biogeochemistry Climate change Cryosphere Data assimilation Earth sciences & physical geography Environmental monitoring Environmental Sciences Evolution Forecasting Geophysics In situ Information systems International cooperation Marine environment Observing systems Ocean Oceanography Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre Satellite Satellites Sciences de la terre & géographie physique Sea ice Services User needs Netherlands United Kingdom > UK Belgium Norway Arctic region Italy France Bulgaria Spain observing systems satellite data assimilation services ocean in situ
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Summary:	The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) provides regular and systematic reference information on the physical and biogeochemical ocean and sea-ice state for the global ocean and the European regional seas. CMEMS serves a wide range of users (more than 15,000 users are now registered to the service) and applications. Observations are a fundamental pillar of the CMEMS value-added chain that goes from observation to information and users. Observations are used by CMEMS Thematic Assembly Centres (TACs) to derive high-level data products and by CMEMS Monitoring and Forecasting Centres (MFCs) to validate and constrain their global and regional ocean analysis and forecasting systems. This paper presents an overview of CMEMS, its evolution, and how the value of in situ and satellite observations is increased through the generation of high-level products ready to be used by downstream applications and services. The complementary nature of satellite and in situ observations is highlighted. Long-term perspectives for the development of CMEMS are described and implications for the evolution of the in situ and satellite observing systems are outlined. Results from Observing System Evaluations (OSEs) and Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) illustrate the high dependencies of CMEMS systems on observations. Finally future CMEMS requirements for both satellite and in situ observations are detailed.
Bibliography:	scopus-id:2-s2.0-85066793451
ISSN:	2296-7745 2296-7745
DOI:	10.3389/fmars.2019.00234