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Measurements > Ocean >
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Sea surface heat flux
  | Measurement Definition*: Sea Surface Heat Flux - Measuring and Uncertainty Units W/m2
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| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
CWFMS
Canadian Wildland Fire Monitoring Sensor | Being developed
| Measurements are: Fire Radiative Power (FRP), hotspot locations, rate of spread, burned area mapping. Data products generated: 1) Fire maps, showing location, extent, and timing of forest fire events; 2) Fire characteristics, such as fire line intensity, rate of spread and fuel consumption; 3) Plume dynamics through smoke transport maps and plume heights; 4) Mass of carbon released into atmosphere. | n/a |  |
LTI
Laser Tracking Instrument | Approved
| The aim of MAGIC is to obtain high-resolution measurements in space and time and include the capability to determine the variations in gravity field due to mass change in hydrology, cryosphere, oceanography, solid Earth and climate change signals so as to serve science and operational products including emergency services. | n/a | |
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* Description adapted from WMO.
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