Mines researchers on two finalist teams for $310M NASA Earth System Explorer mission

Geophysics’ Bia Villas Bôas and Matthew Siegfried are members of two proposed missions to improve understanding of key Earth science focus areas.

The Ocean Dynamics and Surface Exchange with the Atmosphere (ODYSEA) is a satellite mission concept that proposes to measure ocean surface currents globally for the first time and simultaneously measure winds over the ocean. The team is led by Sarah Gille from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and includes over 20 partners from various research institutions, making ODYSEA a collaborative effort to advance our understanding of ocean dynamics and improve weather and climate predictions. ODYSEA’s wind and current observations will refine our understanding of air-sea interactions and upper ocean currents, addressing questions about how ocean currents influence the atmosphere and how these interactions vary geographically. Mines Oceanography will lead ODYSEA’s open science efforts, focusing on data dissemination and will also lead research on coastal winds and currents.

Check out this Mines Newsroom story about ODYSEA!