The focus of CROSCIM is Arctic operations and forecast. The forecast focus on sea ice and it is based on the principles of direct observation to predictions (AI-DOP). CROSCIM will take advantage of existing datasets that estimate the Arctic conditions and modify these to match the expected outcome form the Copernicus Expansion missions with respect to the resolution, coverage and uncertainties. This dataset will be used for training of the AI model and it will primarily focus on the added value from the polar missions: CRISTAL (dual frequency radar altimeter), ROSE-L (SAR L band) and CIMR (passive microwave). The end products are co-developed with 2 champion who will demonstrate the output to end users in order to ensure the usefulness.
The demonstration of the improvements will be based on two Arctic domains with different characteristics. The first domain is pan-Arctic, which will demonstrate the value of the products from all three sensors and how they contribute with increased coverage and improved monitoring of the Arctic wide sea ice. The second demonstrator is a near coastal demonstration of the impact of ROSE-L, CRISTAL and CIMR products and how they will improve the observations of the sea ice coverage in a High Arctic fjord, namely Disko Bay in Greenland.
