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Meris Product Spreadsheets
Level 1b reduced resolution
Reference Level 2 reduced resolution
Cloud thickness and water vapour content at reduced resolution
Vegetation index
Cloud thickness and water vapour content at low resolution
Browse
| PRODUCT ID | MER_RR__BP |
| NAME | browse |
| DESCRIPTION | The browse will be a 3 band colour product derived from level 1b data where three of the MERIS bands will be chosen for the best visualization of the land, sea, ice, cloud features. MERIS product generated systematically for all MERIS RR L0 acquired |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 product per orbit |
| GEOMETRICAL SAMPLING | 4.8 Km x 4.8 km resampled in a "pseudo satellite" projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 3.2 Mbytes uncompressed |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | n/a variable depending on contrast enhancement |
| RADIOMETRIC ACCURACY | n/a |
| ANNOTATION DATA | FR acquisition flags Latitude, Longitude. |
| NOTES | The browse will be produced from the L1b product.
The browse product shall be used for MERIS RR and FR product selection. |
Reduced Resolution products
Level 1b reduced resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_RR__1P |
| NAME | Level 1b Reduced Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | MERIS product calibrated (radiance) and geolocated.Produced Systematically |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 per orbit |
| GEOMETRICAL SAMPLING | 1.2 km x 1.2 km resampled in a "pseudo satellite "
projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 532 Mbytes |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | 2.85 x 10-2
w/m2/sr/µm@442.5nm SSP with Θs=60o |
| RADIOMETRIC ACCURACY | from 400 to 900 nm < 2% from 900 to 1050 nm < 5% |
| ANNOTATION DATA | Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES | Produced systematically. On demand dissemination of multiple of scenes (1150 km x 1150 km) |
Reference Level 2 reduced resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_RR__2P |
| NAME | Reference Level 2 Reduced Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | Meris product generated systematically from MERIS L1B , Water leaving radiance (reflectance) and geophysical products |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 per orbit |
| GEOMETRICAL SAMPLING | 1.2 km x 1.2 km resampled in a "pseudo satellite"projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 620 Mbytes |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | NEDR=1.42 X 10-4 at sea level @ 442.5nm |
| PRODUCT ACCURACY | Surface reflectance (ocean) <2 x 10 -4 Surface reflectance (Land) < 5% Chlorophyll retrieval < 15 % Yellow substance < 30 % Suspended matter < 15 % Water vapour < 20% Cloud albedo < 2 % Cloud optical thickness ~ 10% Cloud top pressure ~ 40 hPa MERIS Vegetation Index:-N/A |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES | Produced systematically On demand dissemination of multiple of scenes (1150x1150km) |
Extracted products
Cloud thickness and water vapour content at reduced resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_RRC__2P |
| NAME | Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour Content at Reduced Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | Meris product generated systematically from MER_RR__2P Atmosphere geophysical products |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 per orbit |
| GEOMETRIC RESOLUTION | 1.2 Km x 1.2km resampled in a "pseudo satellite"projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 104 Mbytes |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | N/A |
| PRODUCT ACCURACY | Water vapour < 20% Cloud optical thickness ~ 10% |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Surface identification flags included in the level 1b
product Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES |
Vegetation index
| PRODUCT ID | MER_RRV__2P |
| NAME | MERIS Global Vegetation Index (MGVI) including Atmospheric Corrections at Reduced Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | Meris product generated systematically from
MER_RR__2P Land geophysical products |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 per orbit |
| GEOMETRIC RESOLUTION | 1.2 Km x 1.2km resampled in a "pseudo satellite"projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 87 Mbytes |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | N/A |
| PRODUCT ACCURACY | N/A Vegetation index |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Surface identification flags included in the level 1b
product Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation |
| NOTES |
Cloud thickness and water vapour content at low resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_LRC__2P |
| NAME | Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour Content at Low Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | Meris product generated systematically from
MER_RR__2P Atmosphere geophysical products |
| COVERAGE | 1150 km x 17500 km |
| THROUGHPUT | 1 per orbit |
| GEOMETRIC RESOLUTION | 4.8 Km x 4.8 km resampled in a "pseudo satellite"projection along track |
| SEGMENT SIZE | 8.7 Mbytes |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | N/A |
| PRODUCT ACCURACY | Water vapour < 20% Cloud optical thickness ~ 10% |
| DATASET | MPH SPH DSR |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES |
Full Resolution products
Level 1b full resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_FR__1P |
| NAME | Level 1b Full Resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | MERIS product calibrated and geolocated. Produced on request only Floating scene concept for distribution |
| COVERAGE | 575 km x 575km |
| THROUGHPUT | 6 PDHS-E 3 PDHS-K |
| GEOMETRICAL SAMPLING | 300 x 300 meters resampled in a "pseudo satellite" projection along track |
| SCENE SIZE | 157 bytes per scene |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | 1.14 x 10-1 w/m2/sr/µm@442.5nm SSP with  s=60o |
| RADIOMETRIC ACCURACY | from 400 to 900 nm < 2% from 900 to 1050 nm < 5% |
| DATASET | MPH SPH ADS MDS |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES | On demand dissemination of multiple of scenes (575km x 575km) or (296km x 296km) |
Reference Level 2 full resolution
| PRODUCT ID | MER_FR__2P |
| NAME | Reference Level 2 full resolution |
| DESCRIPTION | Meris product generated on request from MERIS L1B
Water leaving radiance (reflectance) and geophysical products Floating scene concept for distribution |
| COVERAGE | 575 km x 575km |
| THROUGHPUT | 6 PDHS-E 3 PDHS-K |
| GEOMETRICAL SAMPLING | 300 x 300 meters resampled in a "pseudo satellite" projection along track |
| SCENE SIZE | 187 Mbytes per scene |
| RADIOMETRIC RESOLUTION | NEDR=5.7 X 10-4 at sea level @ 442.5nm |
| PRODUCT ACCURACY | Surface reflectance (ocean) <2 x 10 -4 Surface reflectance (Land) < 5% Chlorophyll retrieval < 15 % Yellow substance < 30 % Suspended matter < 15 % Water vapour < 20% Cloud albedo < 2 % Cloud optical thickness ~ 10% Cloud top pressure ~ 40 hPa MERIS Vegetation Index:-N/A |
| AUXILIARY DATA | Surface identification flags included in the level 1b
product Orbit state vector, Time correlation parameters, Latitude, Longitude, altitude and topographic corrections Sun azimuth, Sun elevation, view azimuth, view elevation Resampled ECMWF data: Mean Sea Level pressure, Total column ozone, Total column water vapour, Wind speed, |
| NOTES | On demand dissemination of multiple of scene size (575km x575km) |
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