Neukermans, GrietHarmel, TristanGalí, MartíRudorff, NataliaChowdhary, JacekDubovik, OlegHostetler, ChrisHu, YongxiangJamet, CédricKnobelspiesse, KirkLehahn, YoavLitvinov, PavelSayer, AndrewWard, BrianBoss, EmmanuelKoren, IlanMiller, Lisa A.2024-04-292024-04-292018-11-28Neukermans, Griet, Tristan Harmel, Martí Galí, Natalia Rudorff, Jacek Chowdhary, Oleg Dubovik, Chris Hostetler, et al. “Harnessing Remote Sensing to Address Critical Science Questions on Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions.” Edited by Jody W. Deming and Kevin Arrigo. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 6 (November 28, 2018): 71. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.331.https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.331http://hdl.handle.net/11603/33382Earth observing systems have proven to be a unique source of long-term synoptic information on numerous physical, chemical and biological parameters on a global scale. Merging this information for integrated studies that peruse key questions about the ocean-atmosphere interface is, however, very challenging. Such studies require interdisciplinary frameworks and novel insights into ways to address the problem. We present here a perspective review on how current and emerging remote sensing technologies could help address two scientific questions within the Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) science plan: (1) to what extent does upper-ocean biology affect the composition and radiative properties of the marine boundary layer; and (2) to what extent does upper-ocean turbulence drive fluxes of mass and energy at the air-sea interface. We provide a thorough review of how these questions have been addressed and discuss novel potential avenues using multiplatform space-borne missions, from visible to microwave, active and passive sensors.46 pagesen-USThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Text