Sentinel potential science products assessment and consolidation workshop, Frascati, Italy
22 March 2011 - 22 March 2011
Italy
A workshop entitled 'Sentinel potential science products assessment and consolidation workshop' will be held from 22 to 24 March 2011 in Frascati, Italy.
The primary purpose of Sentinel satellites is to support European operational and policy needs of the Global Monitoring for Environmental Security (GMES) programme. Their ability to operate various sensors with global coverage and rapid revisit times, covering different remote sensing technologies and spatial resolutions, makes the Sentinel missions also highly useful in advancing our understanding of Earth system processes and interactions, and thus in addressing the scientific challenges of the Living Planet Programme.
For example the continuity of data, already widely used within the science communities, with a long-term operational commitment, is essential for the parameterisation of long- term forecasting models. The Sentinels also offer an increased spectral coverage, which supports data harmonisation, a prerequisite in establishing a fundamental climate data record, and additional science products with many potential applications fostering knowledge transfer into the GMES service domain.
The objective of the workshop is to facilitate discussions on the scientific challenges and the potential of Sentinel 1, 2, and 3 measurements and products, beyond those provided by operational GMES services which could significantly advance the scientific progress in land surface, solid earth, ocean and cryosphere system research.For further information, please visit: http://www.sen4sci.org/(opens in new window)
The primary purpose of Sentinel satellites is to support European operational and policy needs of the Global Monitoring for Environmental Security (GMES) programme. Their ability to operate various sensors with global coverage and rapid revisit times, covering different remote sensing technologies and spatial resolutions, makes the Sentinel missions also highly useful in advancing our understanding of Earth system processes and interactions, and thus in addressing the scientific challenges of the Living Planet Programme.
For example the continuity of data, already widely used within the science communities, with a long-term operational commitment, is essential for the parameterisation of long- term forecasting models. The Sentinels also offer an increased spectral coverage, which supports data harmonisation, a prerequisite in establishing a fundamental climate data record, and additional science products with many potential applications fostering knowledge transfer into the GMES service domain.
The objective of the workshop is to facilitate discussions on the scientific challenges and the potential of Sentinel 1, 2, and 3 measurements and products, beyond those provided by operational GMES services which could significantly advance the scientific progress in land surface, solid earth, ocean and cryosphere system research.For further information, please visit: http://www.sen4sci.org/(opens in new window)