Integrated access to balloon-borne platforms for innovative research and technology

Project Information

HEMERA

Grant agreement ID: 730970

DOI

10.3030/730970

Project closed

EC signature date 25 January 2018

Start date 1 January 2018

End date 31 October 2022

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost

€ 5 108 398,75

EU contribution

€ 4 991 211,25

Coordinated by

CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES - CNES
France

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (32)

Third Steering Committee meeting report

Minutes of the Steering Committee meeting

Third annual report on the implementation and operation of the SSC balloon flights

Third annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by SSC

Swivel user manual

Swivel user manual necessary to operate the swivel when included in a flight train

Second annual report on the implementation and operation of the CNES balloon flights

Second annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by CNES provides a report of what was planned what was acheived of the flights performance and main outcomes

First report about networking activities with other infrastructures
ZPB user manuals

ZPB user manuals necessary for the potential users to apply to the call for proposals for instrument accomodation on the gondolas

Study report for simplification and standardization of the balloon chain
Second annual report on the implementation and operation of the SSC balloon flights

Second annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by SSC

Call for proposals documentation

Call for proposals documentation necessary to indicate to the potential applicants how to apply to the call for proposal

Telemetry system mock-up test report

This document provides the test results of the standardized balloon telemetry system mock-up

Second report about networking activities with other infrastructures
Third annual report on the implementation and operation of the CNES balloon flights

Third annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by CNES provides a report of what was planned what was acheived of the flights performance and main outcomes

First annual report on the implementation and operation of the CNES balloon flights

First annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by CNES : provides a report of what was planned, what was acheived, of the flights performance and main outcomes

Report on sustainable development

This document with provide all the analysis results on sustainable development performed in the frame of the WP

Standard and protocols for balloon measurements

Report on the evaluation/classification of each small sensors (T, P, GPS, water vapor, CO2, O3, CH4,aerosols Gamma ray) giving precision, accuracy as a function of the pressure, temperature, altitude range detection limit, mass, cost. This classification will be compared to WMO/GCOS ECV requirements.

Report/overview of activities in hyperspectral imaging in Europe

Reportoverview of activities in hyperspectral imaging in Europe

Second report about public relation work in various scientific and industrial communities

Second report about presentationsconference proceedings attended in the frame of the work package

First Report about presentations/conference proceedings

First report about presentations/conference proceedings attended in the frame of the work package

Report on launch methods for temporary launch sites

Report on launch methods for temporary launch sites giving the analysis results conducted in the frame of the WP on this issue

Reports from users collected after the second balloon flights period

Reports from users collected after the second balloon flights period decided through the second call for proposals

HEMERA workshop report

HEMERA workshop report to summarise the outcomes of the HEMERA workshop after completion

Report on simulation tools

Report on simulation tools : The simulation tools for the descents of the flight train under parachute and of the destroyed balloon envelope will be improved with regard to both algorithms and meteorological data.

Plan for the dissemination and exploitation of results

Defines the rules and methodology for the dissemination and exploitation of the various types of HEMERA results

Report on summer school

this document will give a full report of the Summer school execution and of its outcomes and impacts

Results of cross validation experiment and standard for optimal processing chain

Results of cross validation experiment and standard for optimal processing chain of IR hyperspectral images obtained by both KIT and CNRS teams Each teams operates hyperspectral IR imaging on borad aircraft KIT and from ground LPC2ECNRS and have semi automatedprocessing chains to retreive de data After selction of geophysical scenes associated with the two field of view they will cross compared their radiave transfer codes on the different scenesThe analysis of the results will be written in a report

First annual report on the implementation and operation of the SSC balloon flights

First annual report on the implementation and operation of the balloon flights operated by SSC

System study report and specification documents
New launch sites user requirements analysis
Establishment of public access to hyperspectral data sets

Establishment of public access to hyperspectral data sets will be performed on HEMERA dataPortal

Report of the housekeeping gondola qualification

Report of the housekeeping balloon gondola qualification including the test description and results

Website structure

Document specifying the project external website structure

Report on fostering balloon-related activities

Report on fostering balloonrelated activities among PhD students and young researchers at the European level

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (9)

Brochure for the scientific community

Brochure for the scientific community (with a version for the media)

Third Press releases and news
Portable stand on balloon science
First press release and news

First press releases and news

Second Press releases and news
Collection and dissemination of e-learning material on the HEMERA website

Teaching material presented and collected at the summer school and workshop will be processed and refined for dissemination by the HEMERA Media Office through a dedicated section on the HEMERA website

Website

Project external website

Fourth Press releases and news
Call for Ideas documentation

Open Research Data Pilot (6)

HEMERA Data Management Plan

Data management plan of the project giving the rules and methodologies for management, dissemination and access to HEMERA data resulting from the project activities

First assessment report of the HEMERA data centre operation

First assessment report of the HEMERA data centre operation

Second assessment report of the HEMERA data centre operation
Report of the Data Survey

Result report of the Data Survey, identifying existing data centers in Europe for balloon borne research and associated data sets and contacts .

Definition of HEMERA Data Center

Definition of the HEMERA data centre, metadata and data formats

Final assessment report of the HEMERA data centre operation

Other (2)

Optimised software for SLII instruments

Optimized software for SLII instruments . For each small innovative sensor used in the SLII sofware for data retreival will be standardized, in term of language used, format of the data provided to be implemented on HEMERA Data portal.

Software of trajectory and added value services visualisation tools

Software of trajectory and added value services visualisation tools. This software will be implemented on HEMERA portal for free access.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (1)

A Spectra Classification Methodology of Hyperspectral Infrared Images for Near Real-Time Estimation of the SO2 Emission Flux from Mount Etna with LARA Radiative Transfer Retrieval Model

Author(s): Charlotte Segonne, Nathalie Huret, Sébastien Payan, Mathieu Gouhier, Valéry Catoire
Published in: Remote Sensing, Issue 12/24, 2020, Page(s) 4107, ISSN 2072-4292
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/rs12244107