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Following a successful review by the European Space Agency, on 30 November 2022 the SHIPAS temperature measuring instrument developed by Research Centre Jülich and Wuppertal University, Germany was given the go-ahead to be included onboard a satellite scheduled to be launched into earth orbit in 2025. The high-resolution imaging instrument is capable of accurately measuring the temperature of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, which are layers of the atmosphere sensitive to greenhouse gas concentrations and early indicators of global heating trends. Support for the mission is provided by the EU Horizon 2020 In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) initiative, set up to test new technologies in orbit.  Approval means the SHIPAS instrument, which stands for Spatial Heterodyne Interferometer Performance Assessment in Space, …

SHIPAS satellite-based climate sensor developed with support from MetEOC projects approved for in-orbit testing Read more »

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Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL), a unit made up of several departments of MetEOC partner University of Zurich, conducted a training workshop as part of MetEOC-3; in traceability chains, uncertainty propagation, and calibration/validation. The event was hosted by the Romanian National Institute for Laser, Plasma & Radiation (INFLPR). The Intensive, week long, workshop promoted the application of principles of data quality, uncertainty propagation, and metrologically rigorous data quality analysis, by experts and young scientists. As such, it was a potentially highly impactful example of the added value of MetEOC projects for inspiring useful benefits for wider research communities. Fostering best practices for harmonising and standardising approaches to data quality and uncertainty in the remote sensing community was one of the overarching objectives …

University of Zurich promotes metrologically-rigorous data quality analysis at training workshop at INFLPR Read more »

Posted on Posted in Biophysical ECVs, meteoc-3, Updates

The European Union’s Earth Observation program, Copernicus, provides accurate, timely and easily accessible information regarding our planet and its environment. A key component of the program is the Sentinel family of satellites, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). There are currently five missions in orbit comprising of 8 Sentinel satellites, which have objectives ranging from measuring sea levels to monitoring air pollution. One of these missions is Sentinel-3, (see figure 1), which has a primary focus to monitor the ocean and coastal areas. Currently, there are two Sentinel-3 satellites in orbit, with the first, Sentinel-3A, launched in February 2016 followed by Sentinel-3B in April 2018. A key payload carried by Sentinel-3 is the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI), an …

MetEOC-3 provides Metrological uncertainty analysis of OLCI sensor onboard Sentinel-3 satellite Read more »

Posted on Posted in Biophysical ECVs, meteoc-3, Updates

One of the goals of MetEOC-3 is to provide  traceability for estimating terrestrial biophysical Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products through in situ, airborne and satellite measurements. Satellite-derived ECV products and the algorithms they use depend on empirical in situ measurements collected on the ground, which requires long term monitoring at field sites. However, ground data collection can be highly laborious and time consuming and thus more efficient methods to produce in situ measurements are required. Drones offer a convenient measurement platform between those done on foot and from manned aircrafts. They also have the potential to provide autonomous test site monitoring and reduce laborious ground measurements requiring humans. MetEOC-3 continues the work started in the previous MetEOC projects in developing traceable …

Drone-based laser scanning and hyperspectral imaging conducted at Wytham Woods test site Read more »

Posted on Posted in Atmospheric ECVs, meteoc-3, Updates

The European reference radiative transfer model was renamed as Eradiate. Information and news about the model are available at www.eradiate.eu. In this post, we summarise the requirements elicitation process and give a brief overview of ongoing activities. A part of the activities taking place in the framework of MetEOC-3 consists in laying foundations for the development of a next-generation radiative transfer model to support calibration/validation activities. Initially simply named ER2TM, as in European reference radiative transfer model, this software package is meant to provide a reliable, extendable and comprehensive framework for radiative transfer simulation.   A new name, a new website In June 2018, the ER2TM was renamed Eradiate. This uncommon word, which has the same meaning at ‘radiate’, brings a more distinctive …

A Radiative Transfer Model For The Earth Observation Community Read more »

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SPECCHIO is a spectral information system designed to hold reference spectra and spectral campaign data obtained by spectroradiometers. MetEOC-3 is going to use a dedicated SPECCHIO spectral information system instance to deal with the multifaceted spectral point data accumulated in various activities related to sensor CAL/VAL. MetEOC-3 is going to use a dedicated SPECCHIO spectral information system instance to deal with the multifaceted spectral point data accumulated in various activities related to sensor CAL/VAL. SPECCHIO is a specialised software solution to allow the organised storage of spectral data accompanied with detailed metadata to describe the sampling conditions, experimental setups and target properties. One key feature is the easy sharing of data within a research team and the selection of spectral data …

Streamlined Spectral Data Management using SPECCHIO Read more »