Title:
The joint Copernicus Expansion Missions Sea Ice Experiment (CEMSIE)
Agreement Number:
24AO3CAL29
Agreement Value:
$312,500.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 15, 2024 - Jan 31, 2027
Description:
The Copernicus Expansion Missions Sea Ice Experiment (CEMSIE) project, led by a consortium of Canadian and European universities, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to enhance satellite monitoring of Arctic sea ice. This is to be achieved by simultaneously deploying multiple surface-based electromagnetic instruments in Dease Strait, near the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. These instruments mimic three soon-to-be-launched ESA Copernicus Sentinel Expansion mission satellites: CRISTAL, CIMR, and ROSE-L.
CEMSIE's primary objectives include demonstrating how data integration from these three sensors can provide more comprehensive information than the sum of its parts. This integration aims to reduce uncertainties and enhance the accuracy of microwave satellite estimates of sea ice concentration, snow depth, and sea ice thickness.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
Calgary, Quebec, CA T2N 1N4
Reference Number:
003-2023-2024-Q4-00112
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Governors of the University of Calgary
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.