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MOSES: A Novel Observation System to Monitor Dynamic Events across Earth Compartments

Weber, Ute ; Attinger, Sabine; Baschek, Burkard; Boike, Julia; Borchardt, Dietrich; Brix, Holger; Brüggemann, Nicolas; Bussmann, Ingeborg; Dietrich, Peter; Fischer, Philipp; Greinert, Jens; Hajnsek, Irena; Kamjunke, Norbert; Kerschke, Dorit; Kiendler-Scharr, Astrid; Körtzinger, Arne; Kottmeier, Christoph 1; Merz, Bruno; Merz, Ralf; ... mehr

Abstract:

Modular Observation Solutions of Earth Systems (MOSES) is a novel observation system that is specifically designed to unravel the impact of distinct, dynamic events on the long-term development of environmental systems. Hydrometeorological extremes such as the recent European droughts or the floods of 2013 caused severe and lasting environmental damage. Modeling studies suggest that abrupt permafrost thaw events accelerate Arctic greenhouse gas emissions. Short-lived ocean eddies seem to comprise a significant share of the marine carbon uptake or release. Although there is increasing evidence that such dynamic events bear the potential for major environmental impacts, our knowledge on the processes they trigger is still very limited. MOSES aims at capturing such events, from their formation to their end, with high spatial and temporal resolution. As such, the observation system extends and complements existing national and international observation networks, which are mostly designed for long-term monitoring. Several German Helmholtz Association centers have developed this research facility as a mobile and modular “system of systems” to record energy, water, greenhouse gas, and nutrient cycles on the land surface, in coastal regions, in the ocean, in polar regions, and in the atmosphere—but especially the interactions between the Earth compartments. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000149029
Veröffentlicht am 01.03.2023
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0158.1
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Troposphärenforschung (IMKTRO)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 02.2022
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0003-0007, 1520-0477
KITopen-ID: 1000149029
HGF-Programm 12.11.31 (POF IV, LK 01) New observational systems and cross platform integration
Erschienen in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Verlag American Meteorological Society
Band 103
Heft 2
Seiten E339–E348
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