Copernicus CAL/VAL Solution

Project Information

CCVS

Grant agreement ID: 101004242

DOI 10.3030/101004242

Project closed

EC signature date 27 October 2020

Start date 1 December 2020

End date 30 November 2022

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost € 3 053 201,45

EU contribution € 2 999 960,00

Coordinated by

ACRI ST SAS
France

Deliverables

Documents, reports (19)

Field and Aerial Campaigns

Describes technologies and methods used for adhoc field and aerial campaigns which are actually or could potentially be used by Sentinel missionsLists available and planned resources for field and aerial campaigns

Copernicus Operational FRM network and supersites

Describes a proposed network of sites including supersites collecting systematic insitu measurements for the calval of Sentinel missionsDraft at month 12

Recommendations for R&D activities on Instrumentation technologies

Provides recommendations on instrumentation technologies to be developped for the collection of Fiducial Reference MeasurementsDraft version at month 12

Altimetry missions cal/val requirements

This document describes the calval requirements for Sentinel altimetry missions Sentinel3 SRAL Sentinel6 CRISTAL

Radar and Passive Microwave Missions Cal/Val Requirements

Describes the calval requirements for radar and passive microwave imaging missions Sentinel1 ROSEL and CIMR

Recommendations for R&D activities on Cal/Val methods

Provides recommendations on calval methods to be developed for Sentinel missionsDraft at month 12

Copernicus Cal/Val Data Distribution Service

Decribes a proposed service to collect process and distribute Fiducial Reference Measurements for the calval of Sentinel satellitesDraft at month 12

Copernicus Cal/Val Solution

Describes a proposed operational organization to ensure the provision of Fiducial Reference Measurements for the Copernicus program in the long termDraft at month 12

Roadmap and Sustainability Analysis

Addresses schedule and financial aspects of the Copernicus CalVal solution

Vicarious Methods on Natural Targets

Describes natural sources and associated methods which are actually or could potentially be used by Sentinel missions

Inter-satellite Comparison methods

Describes reference satellite missions and associated comparison methods which are actually or could potentially be used by Sentinel missions

On-board Calibration sources

Lists existing technologies and methods to implement calibration onboard calibration sources actually used or potentially usable for Sentinel missions

Atmospheric composition Missions Cal/Val Requirements

Describes calval requirements for atmospheric composition missions Sentinel4 Sentinel5P and 5 CO2M

Executive Summary

Summarizes the proposed Copernicus CalVal solution and the associated scenario for its implementation

Communication and Dissemination Plan

Plan for the communication and dissemination of projects outcomes

Optical Missions Cal/Val requirements

This document describes the calval requirements for Sentinel optical missions Sentinel2 MSI Sentinel3 OLCI SLSTR and SYN CHIME and LSTM

Cal/Val Data Distribution

Lists of existing or planned data distribution services which can be used for the validation of Sentinel missionsDescribes technologies format and protocols used

Systematic Ground-Based Measurements

Describes technologies and methods used to perform systematic insitu measurements actually or potentially used by Sentinel missionsLists existing and planned measurement sites and networks

Reference Scenario for Implementation

Describes ownership roles and responsibilities of the proposed Copernicus CalVal solution

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project Website

Website providing information about the project objectives events and outcomespoint of contact for the public

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

The DMP describres The handling of research data during after the end of the project What data will be collected processed andor generated Which methodology standards will be applied Whether data will be sharedmade open access and How data will be curated preserved including after the end of the project

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (1)

Validation of baseline and modified Sentinel-2 Level 2 Prototype Processor leaf area index retrievals over the United States

Author(s): Luke A. Brown, Richard Fernandes, Najib Djamai, Courtney Meier, Nadine Gobron, Harry Morris, Francis Canisius, Gabriele Bai, Christophe Lerebourg, Christian Lanconelli, Marco Clerici, Jadunandan Dash
Published in: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Issue Volume 175, 2021, Page(s) Pages 71-87, ISSN 0924-2716
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2021.02.020