“Much of what we currently know about Southern Ocean cloud, aerosol, and precipitation properties comes from satellite-based estimates, which are uncertain and have undergone few comparisons against independent data. The data collected during SOCRATES will also enable us to evaluate current satellite data over the Southern Ocean, as well as potentially help in the design of better satellite-based techniques.”

　　“我们目前针对南大洋云、气溶胶和降水特征的认识很多来自基于卫星的估计，具有不确定性且很少和独立数据进行比较。SOCRATES项目期间收集到的数据还能让我们评估当前南大洋卫星数据，有可能帮助设计出更好的基于卫星的技术。”

　　——2018年伊始，南大洋云、辐射、气溶胶传输试验研究（Southern Ocean Clouds,Radiation, Aerosol Transport Experimental Study, SOCRATES）国际项目持续6周的外场试验如期开展，多方位获取的数据将此次外场试验被给予很大希望，其意义如试验合作负责人，来自华盛顿大学的Roger Marchand所言，是具有一定的开创意义。