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Document - General Reference
Two Years of ERS-1 Data Exploitation
This bulletin reports on the first two years of the ERS-1 satellite.
Document - General Reference
Caring-for-the-Earth-A-European-approach.pdf
This brochure features the Envisat, ERS, Meteosat Second Generation, and MetOp missions, and describes their benefits to environmental research and monitoring.
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The Nine Candidate Earth Explorer Missions - Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission
This report for assessment addresses the Land-Surface Processes and Interactions mission when it was selected with other nine Earth Explorer missions as a potential candidate for Phase A study.
Document - General Reference
BIOMASS-Report-for-Mission-Selection-An-Earth-Explorer-to-observe-forest-biomass.pdf
The objective of the BIOMASS Mission is to determine the global distribution of forest biomass by reducing the uncertainty in the calculation of carbon stock and fluxes associated with the terrestrial biosphere.
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The Nine Candidate Earth Explorer Missions - Topography Mission
This report for assessment addresses the Topography mission when it was selected with other nine Earth Explorer missions as a potential candidate for Phase A study.
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The Role of ERS-SAR Data for Central African Countries
This publication highlights the use and role of ERS data for Central African Countries.
Document - Product Document
ERS-Ground-Stations-Products-Specification.pdf
This document defines all outgoing products generated by the ERS-1 and ERS-2 Ground Stations at: Kiruna, Fucino, Maspalomas, Gatineau and Prince Albert. Products are defined in terms of their structure, content and format. Distribution media are defined in terms of their type and format.
Document - Product Document
ERS-Products-WMO-FM94-BUFR-Format.pdf
This document defines all the products distributed by ESA/ESRIN for transmission over the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Global Telecommunication System (GTS). Products are defined in terms of their structure, content and format.
Document - Product Document
ERS-SAR-Browse-Product.pdf
This document describes the ERS SAR Browse product (BRW), which is the basic product to populate browse systems or station catalogues.
Document - Product Document
SMOS-Level-2-Soil-Moisture-TGRD.pdf
This document is the Table Generation Requirements Document for the SMOS Level 2 Soil Moisture Processor.
Document - General Reference
Satellite-radar-in-agriculture-Experience-with-ERS-1.pdf
This document has been prepared by an ESA Specialist Panel charged with the task of reviewing research work and progress so far, and making recommendations for future developments and integration of satellite radar data into operational crop monitoring systems.
Document - General Reference
Satellite-Data-in-Hydrology-Experience-with-ERS.pdf
This document is aimed at both current and potential users of ERS data in hydrology.
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Further-Achievements-of-the-ERS-Missions.pdf
This publication shows how with time the various uses of ERS data are developing and consolidating in key areas of science and economic exploitation.
Document - General Reference
From-ERS-1-to-ERS-2-Destination-Earth.pdf
This booklet presents a small fraction of ERS-1 results. The "ERS System" is also described in five background briefing notes.
Document - General Reference
Getting-down-to-business-SMOS-operations-and-products.pdf
SMOS will be the first satellite mission to provide global measurements of two key variables in the water cycle, soil moisture and ocean salinity. But how do we get from the first observations to meaningful data on the various characteristics of Earth's surface?
Document - General Reference
The four Candidate Earth Explorer Core Missions - Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission
This report describes the Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission, one of the four Candidate Earth Explorers in 1999.
Document - General Reference
Monitoring-River-and-Lake-Levels-from-Space.pdf
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 117 and describes the new global river and lake monitoring products developed by ESA with the help of De Monfort University (UK).
Document - General Reference
The ERS Interferometric Quick Look Processor- a Powerful System to Assess and Exploit the ERS Tandem Archive
This paper describes the Interferometric Quick Look system, show examples of how its output is relevant to land classification, and discuss the use of the system to assess ERS Tandem data for land-use exploitation.
Document - General Reference
Ocean-Colour-Working-Group.pdf
This report summarises an updated state of the art in ocean colour physics, monitoring and use, and provides a first document to comply with the Remote Sensing Programme Board, which was created to investigate the possibility of an ocean colour monitoring instrument for ERS-2.
Document - General Reference
Measuring-Ocean-Salinity-with-ESAs-SMOS-Mission.pdf
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 111 and describes the applications of the ESA's second Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, scheduled for launch in early 2007.