Programme

02-Dec - 02-Dec 2020

Virtual meeting (Webex)

QA4EO-IDEAS Cal/Val Workshop#2

2 Dec (morning)

START of MEETING (9:00)
Introduction and Metrology
10 min	Welcome and meeting objectives	P. Goryl (Italy)
10 min	QA4EO Task 2 Cal/Val framework: status, achievements and outlook	F. Niro, Serco (Italy)
10 min	Metrological support across various EO domains for FDR and FRM activities	E. Wolliams, NPL (UK)
10 min	SI-Traceable ground-based observations for ozone and aerosol properties	J. Gröbner, PMOD (Switzerland)
10 min	Statistically based approach for estimation of sensor performance indicators: status and way forward	S. Mackin, EOSense (UK)
10 min	The CEOS Cal/Val portal: status and updates	P. Castracane, RHEA (Italy)
30 min	Discussion
*COFFEE Break (10:30 – 11:00)*
Atmosphere Cal/Val
10 min	Traceability for AERONET network and Aerosol field campaigns validation	P. Goloub, LOA (France)
10 min	Jointly retrieval of aerosol and surface properties using satellite and ground based observations	D. Fuertes, GRASP (France)
10 min	Improved uncertainty estimation in support to Pandonia Global Network (PGN)	A. Cede, Luftblick (Austria)
10 min	Support to Pandora-2S system testing and to the retrieval of new products	J. Fischer, SpectralEarth (Germany)
10 min	Boundary-layer Air Quality-analysis Using Network of Instruments Super-Site (BAQUNIN)	A. Iannarelli, S. Casadio, Serco/Uni. La Sapienza (Italy)
15 min	Aerosol Layer Height and Ozone profiles validation in support to S5P	D. Balis, U. Thessaloniki (Greece)
Cryosphere Cal/Val
10 min	Support to CEOS CARD4L for SAR and snow mapping over Alps and Ellesmere Island	D. Small, Uni. Zurich (Switzerland)
10 min	Operational camera network for snow products validation: status and applications	C. M. Tanis, FMI (Finland)
10 min	Recent progresses on the IceSat-2 / CryoSat-2 collocated tracks comparison	A. La Forge, Serco (Italy)
20 min	Discussion
*LUNCH Break (13:00 – 14:00)*

2 Dec (afternoon)

Land Cal/Val (start at 14:00)
10 min	Land Cal/Val activities in the Mer Bleue Arctic Surrogate Simulation Site (MBASSS)	R. Soffer, NRCC (Canada)
10 min	UAV-based Land Cal/Val activities over temperate and tropical forest sites	B. Brede, WUR (Netherlands)
10 min	UAV-based multi-spectral/multi-looking observations for Surface BRDF characterization	D. Latini, F. Del Frate, Uni. Tor Vergata (Italy)
10 min	Atmospheric Correction and Cloud mask Inter- comparison for S-2 and L-8 (ACIX-II/CMIX)	G. Doxani, Serco (Italy)
10 min	Ground-based sky-camera observations for cloud-mask validation in support to CMIX	J. Wevers, Brockmann Consult (Germany)
10 min	The International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN) for satellite-based products validation	I. Himmelbauer, TUW (Austria)
Water Cal/Val
10 min	Development of advanced non-linear model for ocean color applications	C. Mazeran, Solvo (France)
10 min	Generation of atmospheric scattering functions over oceans	F. Zagolski, ParBleu (Canada)
30 min	Discussion
*COFFEE Break (16:00 – 16:30)*
Discussion
60 min	QA4EO Cal/Val: synergies, opportunities and way forward for Phase 1	ESA, ALL
30 min	Meeting Wrap-up	ESA, ALL
END of MEETING (18:00)

List of Participants

Name	Affiliation	Country
1. Philippe Goryl	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
2. Angelika Dehn	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
3. Jonas Von Bismarck	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
4. Steffen Dransfeld	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
5. Valentina Boccia	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
6. Clément Albinet	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
7. Jerome Bouffard	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
8. Renée F. Hansen	ESA-ESRIN	Italy
9. Philippe Goloub	LOA	France
10. Oleg Dubovick	LOA	France
11. David Fuertes	GRASP	France
12. Yana Karol	GRASP	France
13. Constant Mazeran	Solvo	France
14. David Small	Uni. Zurich	Switzerland
15. Julian Groebner	PMOD-WRC	Switzerland
16. Raymond Soffer	NRC	Canada
17. Francis Zagoslki	ParBleu	Canada
18. Nigel Fox	NPL	UK
19. Emma Woolliams	NPL	UK
20. Stephen Mackin	EOSense	UK
21. John Swinton	Telespazio Vega	UK
22. Alexander Cede	Luftblick	Austria
23. Karin Kreher	Luftblick	Austria
24. Irene Himmelbauer	TU Wien	Austria
25. Juergen Fischer	SE/FUB	Germany
26. Jan Wevers	Brockmann	Germany
27. Benjamin Brede	Uni. Wageningen	Netherlands
28. Yves Govaerts	Rayference	Belgium
29. Cemal Tanis	FMI	Finland
30. Dimitris Balis	Uni. Thessaloniki	Greece
31. Fabrizio Niro	Serco	Italy
32. Stefano Casadio	Serco	Italy
33. Raffaele Crapolicchio	Serco	Italy
34. Georgia Doxani	Serco	Italy
35. Gabriele Brizzi	Serco	Italy
36. Antoine La Forge	Serco	Italy
37. Erminia De Grandis	Serco	Italy
38. Annamaria Iannarelli	Serco	Italy
39. Gabriele Mevi	Serco	Italy
40. Massimo Valeri	Serco	Italy
41. Paolo Castracane	REHA	Italy
42. Marco Cacciani	Uni. La Sapienza	Italy
43. Fabio Del Frate	Uni. Tor Vergata	Italy
44. Daniele Latini	GEO-K	Italy