Quantitative Climate Science Seminar | Andrea Scott, Fusing data for improved sea ice concentration estimates

Passive microwave sensors are a valuable tool for monitoring sea ice concentration in the Arctic. However, data from these sensors are known to have biases for thin ice, can be inaccurate when there is significant atmospheric moisture and have a high uncertainty in the marginal ice zone. Fusing passive microwave data with other sources of data can lead to improved results. In this talk we will discuss different data types and data fusion strategies as well as ways to quantify the uncertainty in the fused results. The focus will be on demonstrating the effectiveness of these tools for monitoring the marginal ice zone.