Proceedings of MAVT-2006

Proceedings of the Second Working Meeting on MERIS and AATSR Calibration and Geophysical Validation (MAVT-2006)

20-24 March 2006, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

SP-615 - July 2006

Session 1 ­ Status of ENVISAT, AATSR and MERIS

Chair: P. Lecomte

WELCOME ADDRESS SECOND WORKING MEETING ON MERIS AND AATSR CALIBRATION AND GEOPHYSICAL VALIDATION (MAVT-2006)
P. Snoeij & P. Lecomte

THE EO CALVAL PORTAL
C. Brockmann, R. Santer, S. Riazanoff & P. Goryl

Session 2 ­ MERIS and AATSR Calibration - 1

Chair: S. Delwart

MERIS INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION
L. Bourg & S. Delwart

ENHANCEMENT OF DIFFUSERS BRDF ACCURACY
G. Bazalgette Courrèges-Lacoste, H. van Brug & G. Otter

MERIS IN-FLIGHT SPECTRAL CALIBRATION
S. Delwart, R. Preusker, L. Bourg, R. Santer, D. Ramon & J. Fischer

Session 3 ­ MERIS and AATSR Calibration - 2

Chair: S. Delwart

LONG - TERM VICARIOUS CALIBRATION EFFORTS OF MERIS AT RAILROAD VALLEY PLAYA (NV) -
AN UPDATE
M. Kneubühler, M. Schaepman & K. Thome

INTERCOMPARISON OF IMAGING SPECTROMETERS OVER THE SALAR DE UYUNI (BOLIVIA)
M. BOUVET

MERIS FULL RESOLUTION PRODUCTS, GEOMETRY ASPECTS
S. Saunier, P. Goryl, S. Delwart & B. Ludovic

Session 4 ­ AATSR SST and LST Validation

Chair: G. Corlett

VALIDATION OF AATSR SSTS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
I.J. Barton & A.F. Pearce

AUTONOMOUS DEPLOYMENT OF SISTER FOR AATSR VALIDATION
T. Nightingale

GLOBAL VALIDATION OF THE (A)ATSR METEO PRODUCT SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE
T.A. Blackmore, A.G. O'Carroll & R.W. Saunders

AATSR LST PRODUCT VALIDATION
E. Noyes, S. Good, G. Corlet, X. Kong, J. Remedios & D. Llewellyn-Jones

VALIDATION OF THE AATSR LST PRODUCT AT THE VALENCIA TEST SITE: 2002 ­ 2005 CAMPAIGNS
C. Coll, V. Caselles, E. Valor, R. Niclòs, J.M. Sánchez & J.M. Galve

Session 5 ­ MERIS Atmosphere and Land Products

Chair: C. Brockmann

VALIDATION OF THE OPERATIONAL MERIS FAPAR PRODUCTS
N. Gobron, O. Aussedat, T. Lavergne, M. Taberner, B. Pinty, F. Brito, O. Faber, C. Brockmann, F. Mélin,
M. Robustelli & P, Snoeij

VALIDATION PROCEDURE FOR THE MERIS TERRESTRIAL CHLOROPHYLL INDEX (MTCI)
J. Dash & P.J. Curran

EARLY VALIDATION OF MERIS AEROSOL PRODUCT OVER LAND (PROCESSED WITH MEGS 7.4)
D. Ramon

Session 6 ­ MERIS Atmospheric Correction

Chair: P. Goryl

STUDY OF THE MERIS AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS RETRIEVAL AND SENSITIVITY TO NEAR
INFRARED REFLECTANCES
C. Mazeran, L. Bourg, M. Bouvet & J.-P. Huot

A NEW CLIMATOLOGY OF THE AEROSOLS BASED ON THEIR INHERENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES FOR
THE MERIS ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS OVER OCEAN
F. Zagolski, R. Santer & O. Aznay

LIMITATIONS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE MERIS ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION
C. Brockmann

POLDER ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS APPLIED TO MERIS: "POLMER"
P.-Y. Deschamps, J.M. Nicolas, D. Ramon & F. Steinmetz

Session 8 ­ MERIS Water Product Validation-Case 1 Waters

Chair: M. Bouvet

HOW TO DETERMINE IOPS FROM MERIS DATA
R. Doerffer

Session 9 ­ MERIS Water Product Validation-Case 2 Waters ­ 1

Chair: M. Bouvet

VALIDATION OF THE MERIS PRODUCTS FOR CHLOROPHYLL-A, SUSPENDED MATERIAL AND
YELLOW SUBSTANCE IN THE SKAGERRAK
K. Sørensen & J. Høkedal

VALIDATION OF MERIS MARINE RADIOMETRIC PRODUCTS AT THE ACQUA ALTA
OCEANOGRAPHIC TOWER (AAOT)
G. Zibordi, F. Mélin, J.-F. Berthon, D. van der Linde & E. Canuti

VALIDATION OF MERIS WATER PRODUCTS FOR BELGIAN COASTAL WATERS: 2002-2005
Y. Park, B. Van Mol & K. Ruddick

SPECIFIC PHYTOPLANKTON ABSORPTION VARIABILITY AND IMPLICATION FOR CHLOROPHYLL A
RETRIEVAL IN BELGIAN WATERS (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA)
R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau & C. Lancelot

Session 10 ­ MERIS Water Product Validation-Case 2 Waters ­ 2

Chair: M. Bouvet

MERIS REFLECTANCE AND ALGAL-2 VALIDATION AT THE NORTH SEA
S.W.M. Peters

FLH AND MCI PRODUCTS FROM MERIS: FLUORESCENCE, RED TIDES, SARGASSUM AND BLOOMS
IN ICE
J. Gower & S. King

MERIS PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY AVAILABLE RADIATION: A PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
M. Bouvet

MAVT-2006 SUMMARY
P. Snoeij, P. Goryl & P. Lecomte

Presentations

Keywords: ESA European Space Agency - Agence spatiale europeenne, observation de la terre, earth observation, satellite remote sensing, teledetection, geophysique, altimetrie, radar, chimique atmospherique, geophysics, altimetry, radar, atmospheric chemistry