ESA offered an announcement of opportunity to support the calibration and validation of EarthCARE products. This opportunity closed in 2017.

Visit the ESA EarthCARE Validation Team portal, for more information.

Download documentation related to the EarthCARE calibration and validation call:

• Cover Letter
• EarthCARE Calibration Validation Main Text
• JAXA Research Announcement Summary
• Terms and Conditions for the use of ESA Data
• Guidelines for the Submission
• ESA SP-1279(1) EarthCARE Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer
• EarthCARE Mission Requirements
• EarthCARE Product Validation Requirements Document
• Template for Work Agreement for Project (AOID)
• EarthCARE Correlative Data Protocol
• EarthCARE Instruments Description
• Production Model for EarthCARE science data products
• EarthCARE ESA Product List
• EarthCARE JAXA Product List
• EarthCARE ATLID Level 1 Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Overview
• EarthCARE CPR Level 1 Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document
• EarthCARE ESA Level 2 ATBOs

EarthCARE ESA Level 2 Product Definition Documents:

• ATLID L1 Product Definition Document
• BBR L1 Product Definition Document
• MSI L1 Product Definition Document
• CPR L1 Product Definition Document

Relevant questions and clarifications related to the Call are listed in this Q&A (last updated on 13/09/2017) as they may be of interest to all parties preparing proposals.

Should you need more information about the EarthCARE Calibration and Validation AO, you can submit a query in TellUS.