Sea Level from Space - directed satellite applications catapult knowledge exchange fellowship

当代海平面上升，以及随之而来的洪水和海岸变化，被认为是英国面临的最大气候变化风险。在英国17800公里长的海岸线上安装和维护防洪设施的成本很高，因此至关重要的是，必须根据目前和未来海平面可能上升的最新知识来做出决定。卫星观测在这项任务中发挥着关键作用，因为它们提供了持续监测的唯一可能方法，然而，英国政府或地方当局并不经常使用这些信息来为沿海规划战略提供信息。因此，NERC知识交流奖学金的目的是促进在开发工具方面吸收成熟的地球观测数据，以帮助应对英国海平面上升的挑战。

Contemporary sea level rise, and the associated flood and coastal change that accompanies it, is recognized as posing the greatest climate change risk to the UK. The high cost of installing and maintaining flood defences along the 17,800 kilometre length of the UK's coastline makes it essential that decisions are informed by the latest knowledge of what the present and future sea level rise is likely to be. Satellite observations have a critical role to play in this task as they provide the only possible method for continuous monitoring, however, this information is not routinely used by the UK government or local authorities to inform coastal planning strategies. Therefore, the aim of this NERC Knowledge Exchange fellowship is to promote the uptake of mature Earth observation data in the development of tools that help address the challenge of sea level rise in the UK.