Interactions between the ocean and atmosphere are critical to Earth's weather and climate. In situ measurements of air-sea exchange are routinely collected in only a few places across the planet. New satellite missions have the potential to provide global-scale measurements. These include air-sea turbulent flux measurements via Butterfly, first proposed through JPL as an Earth Ventures Mission, and wind--current interactions via ODYSEA (Ocean Dynamics and Surface Exchange with the Atmosphere) proposed as an Earth System Explorer. My talk will explore the opportunities afforded by these missions and the potential synergy between different satellite concepts.

Sarah Gille is a professor of physical oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. She is the PI for the ODYSEA satellite proposal.