SKIM Program
ESA Earth Explorer 9 candidate selected in November 2017 for competitive feasibility study, SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) would use a wide-swath scanning multibeam Doppler radar altimeter to measure ocean-surface currents globally every few days, improving understanding of ocean–atmosphere exchange and rapidly changing Arctic and equatorial dynamics. FORUM was subsequently selected for Earth Explorer 9 implementation; SKIM remains a documented research concept rather than an implemented mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- SKIMSea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoringEarth Explorer 9 SKIMSKIM mission
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- SKIM Program
- Status
- planned
- Types
- scienceresearchdevelopment
Details
- Description
- ESA Earth Explorer 9 candidate selected in November 2017 for competitive feasibility study, SKIM (Sea-surface Kinematics Multiscale monitoring) would use a wide-swath scanning multibeam Doppler radar altimeter to measure ocean-surface currents globally every few days, improving understanding of ocean–atmosphere exchange and rapidly changing Arctic and equatorial dynamics. FORUM was subsequently selected for Earth Explorer 9 implementation; SKIM remains a documented research concept rather than an implemented mission.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2017-11-15
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:02:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:02:47 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/Two_new_Earth_Explorer_concepts_to_understand_our_rapidly_changing_worldhttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/Earth_Explorer_User_Consultation_Meetingshttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Preparing_for_tomorrow/Scientific_and_technical_mission_documents