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Craig Donlon is a researcher affiliated with the European Space Agency in France. Their work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in Environmental Science. Donlon's research encompasses several subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Their recent publications reflect diverse interests in satellite remote sensing and climate studies. Notable papers include:

  • The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission: Enhanced continuity of satellite sea level measurements from space, 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress, 2021, Advances in Space Research
  • Sea surface salinity estimates from spaceborne L-band radiometers: An overview of the first decade of observation (2010-2019), 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • The Sea State CCI dataset v1: towards a sea state climate data record based on satellite observations, 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • Satellite-Based Sea Surface Salinity Designed for Ocean and Climate Studies, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Craig Donlon frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Tânia Casal
  • Bertrand Chapron
  • Gavin H. Tilstone
  • Thomas Moreau
  • Stelios P. Mertikas

They commonly publish in journals such as Remote Sensing, Advances in Space Research, Remote Sensing of Environment, Ocean Science, and the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. These venues have hosted a substantial number of Donlon's contributions, particularly Remote Sensing, where they have authored 26 publications.

Best Publications

  • The Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) system

    Craig J. Donlon;Matthew Martin;John Stark;Jonah Roberts-Jones

  • The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Sentinel-3 mission

    C. Donlon;B. Berruti;A. Buongiorno;M.-H. Ferreira

  • Toward Improved Validation of Satellite Sea Surface Skin Temperature Measurements for Climate Research

    C. J. Donlon;P. J. Minnett;C. Gentemann;T. J. Nightingale

  • The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment High-resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project

    Craig Donlon;I. Robinson;K. S. Casey;J. Vazquez-Cuervo

  • An ocean-colour time series for use in climate studies: The experience of the ocean-colour climate change initiative (OC-CCI)

    Shubha Sathyendranath;Robert J.W. Brewin;Carsten Brockmann;Vanda Brotas

  • Satellite-based time-series of sea-surface temperature since 1981 for climate applications.

    Christopher J. Merchant;Owen Embury;Claire E. Bulgin;Thomas Block

  • Diurnal signals in satellite sea surface temperature measurements

    Chelle L. Gentemann;Craig J. Donlon;Alice Stuart-Menteth;Frank J. Wentz

  • OSTIA : An operational, high resolution, real time, global sea surface temperature analysis system

    J.D. Stark;C.J. Donlon;M.J. Martin;M.E. McCulloch

  • Satellite Ocean Colour: Current Status and Future Perspective

    Steve Groom;Shubha Sathyendranath;Yai Ban;Stewart Bernard

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Sea surface salinity estimates from spaceborne L-band radiometers: An overview of the first decade of observation (2010–2019)

    Nicolás Reul;S.A. Grodsky;Manuel Arias;Jacqueline Boutin

  • Observational needs of sea surface temperature

    Anne Grace O'Carroll;Edward M Armstrong;Helen Beggs;Marouan Bouali

  • Group for High Resolution Sea Surface temperature (GHRSST) analysis fields inter-comparisons. Part 1: A GHRSST multi-product ensemble (GMPE)

    Matthew Martin;Prasanjit Dash;Prasanjit Dash;Alexander Ignatov;Viva Banzon

  • Sea surface temperature datasets for climate applications from Phase 1 of the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative (SST CCI)

    Christopher J. Merchant;Owen Embury;Jonah Roberts‐Jones;Emma Fiedler

  • The Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission: Enhanced continuity of satellite sea level measurements from space

    Craig J. Donlon;Robert Cullen;Luisella Giulicchi;Pierrik Vuilleumier

  • Estimating Sea Surface Temperature from Infrared Satellite and In Situ Temperature Data.

    W. J. Emery;Sandra Castro;G. A. Wick;Peter Schluessel

  • Implications of the oceanic thermal skin temperature deviation at high wind speed

    C. J. Donlon;T. J. Nightingale;T. Sheasby;J. Turner

  • Expected Performances of the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) for an All-Weather and High Spatial Resolution Estimation of Ocean and Sea Ice Parameters

    Lise Kilic;Catherine Prigent;Filipe Aires;Jacqueline Boutin

  • Use of satellite observations for operational oceanography: recent achievements and future prospects

    P.-Y. Le Traon;D. Antoine;A. Bentamy;H. Bonekamp

  • The GODAE High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project

    Craig J. Donlon;Craig J. Donlon;Kenneth S. Casey;Ian S. Robinson;Chelle L. Gentemann

  • On the calculation of air‐sea fluxes of CO2 in the presence of temperature and salinity gradients

    DK Woolf;Peter E. Land;Jamie D. Shutler;LM Goddijn-Murphy

  • An Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR) for Deployment aboard Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS)

    C. Donlon;I.S. Robinson;M. Reynolds;W. Wimmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Bertrand Chapron
Bertrand Chapron French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Christopher J. Merchant
Christopher J. Merchant University of Reading
Peter J. Minnett
Peter J. Minnett University of Miami
Nicolas Reul
Nicolas Reul French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
David K. Woolf
David K. Woolf Heriot-Watt University
Fabrice Ardhuin
Fabrice Ardhuin French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Paolo Cipollini
Paolo Cipollini Natural Environment Research Council
Chelle L. Gentemann
Chelle L. Gentemann University of Miami
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School
Matthew Martin
Matthew Martin Met Office

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