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Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Instrument Characteristics and Performance
MERIS Quality Status
Instrument characteristic
Characterisation and Calibration
Onboard Calibration Hardware
Calibration Modes
Instrument Description
Instrument model philosophy
Instrument Concept
Digital processing Unit
Video Electronic Unit
Detection Focal Plane
Instrument optics
The MERIS instrument
MERIS Products and Algorithms
Auxiliary Files
Common Auxiliary Datasets
Auxiliary Datasets for Level 2 Processing
Auxiliary Datasets for Level 1b Processing
Summary of Auxiliary Datasets
Water Vapour Parameters Data File
Atmosphere Parameters Data File
Level 2 Control Parameters Data File
Aerosol Climatology Data File
Coastline/Land/Ocean Data File
Digital Roughness Model Data File
Radiometric Calibration Data File
MERIS Level 1b Control Parameters Data File
Digital Elevation Model
ECMWF Data Files
ENVISAT Orbit Data Files
Surface Confidence Map File
Land Vegetation Index Parameters Data File
Cloud Measurement Parameters Data File
Ocean II Parameters Data File
Ocean I Parameters Data File
Land Aerosols Parameters Data File
Ocean Aerosols Parameters Data File
MERIS Instrument Data File
MERIS-Specific Topics
Level 2 Products and Algorithms
Level 2 Products
Level 2 Geophysical Products
Annotation data set
Flags
Water Vapour products
Land products
Meris Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index
Meris Global Vegetation Index
Aerosol Angström Coefficient
Aerosol optical thickness
Reflectance
Cloud products
Cloud reflectance
Cloud Type
Cloud top pressure
Cloud albedo
Cloud optical thickness
Ocean products
The MERIS Aerosol Angström Coefficient
Aerosol optical thickness
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
Yellow substance
Suspended matter
Algal Pigment Index II
Algal Pigment Index I
Normalized water leaving radiance / reflectance
Product description
Level 2 High-Level Organisation of Products
Full Resolution Geophysical Product
Extracted Vegetation Indices
Extracted Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour for Meteo Users
Extracted Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour
Reduced Resolution Geophysical Product
Level 2 Algorithms
Level 2 Accuracies
Level 2 Algorithm Description
MERIS Level 2 Product Formatting Algorithm
Measurement Data Sets
Annotation Data Set "Tie Points Location and corresponding Auxiliary Data"
Global Annotation Data Set - Scaling Factors
Annotation Data Set "Summary Product Quality"
Specific Product Header
Main Product Header
MERIS Land Pixels Processing
MERIS Bottom Of Atmosphere Vegetation Index (BOAVI) (step 2.8)
Atmospheric correction over land (step 2.6.23)
MERIS Top Of Atmosphere Vegetation Index (TOAVI) (step 2.2)
Water Processing
MERIS Ocean Colour Processing (step 2.9)
Clear water atmospheric corrections (step 2.6.9)
Turbid water screening and corrections (steps 2.6.8, 2.6.10)
Water Confidence Checks (step 2.6.5)
Cloud Processing
Cloud type processing (step 2.4.8)
Cloud Optical Thickness processing (step 2.4.3)
Cloud Albedo processing (step 2.4.1)
Total Water Vapour Retrieval
Water vapour polynomial (function)
Range checks (steps 2.3.0, 2.3.6)
Water vapour retrieval over clouds (step 2.3.3)
Water vapour retrieval over water surfaces (steps 2.3.2, 2.3.5)
Water vapour retrieval over land surfaces (step 2.3.1)
MERIS Pixel Identification
Land Identification (step 2.6.26) and Smile Effect Correction (step 2.1.6)
Gaseous absorption corrections (step 2.6.12)
Stratospheric Aerosol Correction (step 2.1.9)
Cloud screening (steps 2.1.2, 2.1.7, 2.1.8)
MERIS Pressure Processing
Atmospheric pressure confidence tests (steps 2.1.2)
Atmospheric pressure estimate (steps 2.1.5, 2.1.12)
MERIS Pre-processing
Pre processing step
Level 1b product check
Level 2 Physical Justification
Level 1b Products and Algorithms
Level 1b product definition
Browse Products
Level 1b Essential Product Confidence Data
Level 1b Engineering Quantities
Level 1b Accuracies
Level 1b High-Level Organisation of Products
Measurement Data Sets
Annotation Data Set "Product Quality"
Annotation Data Set "Tie Points Location and corresponding Auxiliary Data"
Global Annotation Data Set
Specific Product Header
Main Product Header
Full Resolution Geolocated and Calibration TOA Radiance
Reduced Resolution Geolocated and Calibration TOA Radiance
Level 1b Algorithms
Formatting
External Data Assimilation
Pixel Classification
Geolocation
Stray Light Correction
Radiometric Processing
Saturated Pixels
Source Data Packet Extraction
Level 0 Products
Product Evolution History
Definitions and Conventions
Notations and Conventions
Product Grid
Units
Organisation of Products
MERIS product data structure
File naming convention
Acquisition identification scheme
Product identification scheme
Latency, Throughput and Data Volume
Introduction
MERIS products overview
MERIS product types
Full and reduced resolutions
MERIS product processing levels
MERIS User Guide
Image gallery
How to Use MERIS Data
Software Tools
BEAM
EnviView
General Tools
How to Choose MERIS Data
Summary of Applications vs. Products
Land
Atmosphere
Oceans
Introduction
Special Features of MERIS
Geographical Coverage
Principles of Measurement
Scientific Background
Mission Objectives
MERIS Level 3 products
Heritage
Geophysical Measurements
MERIS Product Handbook
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Index

1 MERIS User Guide
1.1 How to Choose MERIS Data
1.1.1 Geophysical Measurements
1.1.2 Scientific Background
1.1.2.1 Heritage
1.1.2.2 MERIS Level 3 products
1.1.2.3 Mission Objectives
1.1.3 Principles of Measurement
1.1.4 Geographical Coverage
1.1.5 Special Features of MERIS
1.1.6 Summary of Applications vs. Products
1.1.6.1 Introduction
1.1.6.2 Oceans
1.1.6.3 Atmosphere
1.1.6.4 Land
1.2 How to Use MERIS Data
1.2.1 Software Tools
1.2.1.1 General Tools
1.2.1.2 EnviView
1.2.1.3 BEAM
1.3 Image gallery
2 MERIS Products and Algorithms
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 MERIS products overview
2.1.1.1 MERIS product processing levels
2.1.1.2 Full and reduced resolutions
2.1.1.3 MERIS product types
2.2 Organisation of Products
2.2.1 File naming convention
2.2.1.1 Product identification scheme
2.2.1.2 Acquisition identification scheme
2.2.2 MERIS product data structure
2.3 Definitions and Conventions
2.3.1 Units
2.3.2 Product Grid
2.3.3 Notations and Conventions
2.4 Product Evolution History
2.5 Level 0 Products
2.6 Level 1b Products and Algorithms
2.6.1 Level 1b Algorithms
2.6.1.1 Source Data Packet Extraction
2.6.1.2 Saturated Pixels
2.6.1.3 Radiometric Processing
2.6.1.4 Stray Light Correction
2.6.1.5 Geolocation
2.6.1.6 Pixel Classification
2.6.1.7 External Data Assimilation
2.6.1.8 Formatting
2.6.2 Level 1b product definition
2.6.2.1 Level 1b High-Level Organisation of Products
2.6.2.1.1 Reduced Resolution Geolocated and Calibration TOA Radiance
2.6.2.1.2 Full Resolution Geolocated and Calibration TOA Radiance
2.6.2.1.3 Main Product Header
2.6.2.1.4 Specific Product Header
2.6.2.1.5 Global Annotation Data Set
2.6.2.1.6 Annotation Data Set "Tie Points Location and corresponding Auxiliary Data"
2.6.2.1.7 Annotation Data Set "Product Quality"
2.6.2.1.8 Measurement Data Sets
2.6.2.2 Level 1b Accuracies
2.6.2.3 Level 1b Engineering Quantities
2.6.2.4 Level 1b Essential Product Confidence Data
2.6.2.5 Browse Products
2.7 Level 2 Products and Algorithms
2.7.1 Level 2 Algorithms
2.7.1.1 Level 2 Physical Justification
2.7.1.2 Level 2 Algorithm Description
2.7.1.2.1 MERIS Pre-processing
2.7.1.2.1.1 Level 1b product check
2.7.1.2.1.2 Pre processing step
2.7.1.2.2 MERIS Pressure Processing
2.7.1.2.2.1 Atmospheric pressure estimate (steps 2.1.5, 2.1.12)
2.7.1.2.2.2 Atmospheric pressure confidence tests (steps 2.1.2)
2.7.1.2.3 MERIS Pixel Identification
2.7.1.2.3.1 Cloud screening (steps 2.1.2, 2.1.7, 2.1.8)
2.7.1.2.3.2 Stratospheric Aerosol Correction (step 2.1.9)
2.7.1.2.3.3 Gaseous absorption corrections (step 2.6.12)
2.7.1.2.3.4 Land Identification (step 2.6.26) and Smile Effect Correction (step 2.1.6)
2.7.1.2.4 Total Water Vapour Retrieval
2.7.1.2.4.1 Water vapour retrieval over land surfaces (step 2.3.1)
2.7.1.2.4.2 Water vapour retrieval over water surfaces (steps 2.3.2, 2.3.5)
2.7.1.2.4.3 Water vapour retrieval over clouds (step 2.3.3)
2.7.1.2.4.4 Range checks (steps 2.3.0, 2.3.6)
2.7.1.2.4.5 Water vapour polynomial (function)
2.7.1.2.5 Cloud Processing
2.7.1.2.5.1 Cloud Albedo processing (step 2.4.1)
2.7.1.2.5.2 Cloud Optical Thickness processing (step 2.4.3)
2.7.1.2.5.3 Cloud type processing (step 2.4.8)
2.7.1.2.6 Water Processing
2.7.1.2.6.1 Water Confidence Checks (step 2.6.5)
2.7.1.2.6.2 Turbid water screening and corrections (steps 2.6.8, 2.6.10)
2.7.1.2.6.3 Clear water atmospheric corrections (step 2.6.9)
2.7.1.2.6.4 MERIS Ocean Colour Processing (step 2.9)
2.7.1.2.7 MERIS Land Pixels Processing
2.7.1.2.7.1 MERIS Top Of Atmosphere Vegetation Index (TOAVI) (step 2.2)
2.7.1.2.7.2 Atmospheric correction over land (step 2.6.23)
2.7.1.2.7.3 MERIS Bottom Of Atmosphere Vegetation Index (BOAVI) (step 2.8)
2.7.1.2.8 MERIS Level 2 Product Formatting Algorithm
2.7.1.2.8.1 Main Product Header
2.7.1.2.8.2 Specific Product Header
2.7.1.2.8.3 Annotation Data Set "Summary Product Quality"
2.7.1.2.8.4 Global Annotation Data Set - Scaling Factors
2.7.1.2.8.5 Annotation Data Set "Tie Points Location and corresponding Auxiliary Data"
2.7.1.2.8.6 Measurement Data Sets
2.7.1.3 Level 2 Accuracies
2.7.2 Level 2 Products
2.7.2.1 Level 2 High-Level Organisation of Products
2.7.2.1.1 Reduced Resolution Geophysical Product
2.7.2.1.2 Extracted Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour
2.7.2.1.3 Extracted Cloud Thickness and Water Vapour for Meteo Users
2.7.2.1.4 Extracted Vegetation Indices
2.7.2.1.5 Full Resolution Geophysical Product
2.7.2.2 Level 2 Geophysical Products
2.7.2.2.1 Product description
2.7.2.2.2 Ocean products
2.7.2.2.2.1 Normalized water leaving radiance / reflectance
2.7.2.2.2.2 Algal Pigment Index I
2.7.2.2.2.3 Algal Pigment Index II
2.7.2.2.2.4 Suspended matter
2.7.2.2.2.5 Yellow substance
2.7.2.2.2.6 Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
2.7.2.2.2.7 Aerosol optical thickness
2.7.2.2.2.8 The MERIS Aerosol Angström Coefficient
2.7.2.2.3 Cloud products
2.7.2.2.3.1 Cloud optical thickness
2.7.2.2.3.2 Cloud albedo
2.7.2.2.3.3 Cloud top pressure
2.7.2.2.3.4 Cloud Type
2.7.2.2.3.5 Cloud reflectance
2.7.2.2.4 Land products
2.7.2.2.4.1 Reflectance
2.7.2.2.4.2 Aerosol optical thickness
2.7.2.2.4.3 Aerosol Angström Coefficient
2.7.2.2.4.4 Meris Global Vegetation Index
2.7.2.2.4.5 Meris Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index
2.7.2.2.5 Water Vapour products
2.7.2.2.6 Flags
2.7.2.2.7 Annotation data set
2.8 MERIS-Specific Topics
2.9 Auxiliary Files
2.9.1 Summary of Auxiliary Datasets
2.9.1.1 MERIS Instrument Data File
2.9.1.2 MERIS Level 1b Control Parameters Data File
2.9.1.3 Radiometric Calibration Data File
2.9.1.4 Digital Roughness Model Data File
2.9.1.5 Coastline/Land/Ocean Data File
2.9.1.6 Aerosol Climatology Data File
2.9.1.7 Level 2 Control Parameters Data File
2.9.1.8 Atmosphere Parameters Data File
2.9.1.9 Water Vapour Parameters Data File
2.9.1.10 Ocean Aerosols Parameters Data File
2.9.1.11 Land Aerosols Parameters Data File
2.9.1.12 Ocean I Parameters Data File
2.9.1.13 Ocean II Parameters Data File
2.9.1.14 Cloud Measurement Parameters Data File
2.9.1.15 Land Vegetation Index Parameters Data File
2.9.1.16 Surface Confidence Map File
2.9.1.17 ENVISAT Orbit Data Files
2.9.1.18 ECMWF Data Files
2.9.1.19 Digital Elevation Model
2.9.2 Auxiliary Datasets for Level 1b Processing
2.9.3 Auxiliary Datasets for Level 2 Processing
2.9.4 Common Auxiliary Datasets
2.10 Latency, Throughput and Data Volume
3 MERIS Instrument
3.1 Instrument Description
3.1.1 The MERIS instrument
3.1.2 Instrument Concept
3.1.2.1 Instrument optics
3.1.2.2 Detection Focal Plane
3.1.2.3 Video Electronic Unit
3.1.2.4 Digital processing Unit
3.1.3 Instrument model philosophy
3.2 Characterisation and Calibration
3.2.1 Calibration Modes
3.2.2 Onboard Calibration Hardware
3.3 Instrument Characteristics and Performance
3.3.1 Instrument characteristic
3.3.2 MERIS Quality Status
4 MERIS Glossary and reference documents
4.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
4.2 Glossary
4.2.1 Geometry Glossary
4.2.2 Atmosphere Glossary
4.2.3 Cloud Glossary
4.2.4 Meteorology Glossary
4.2.5 Neural Network Glossary
4.2.6 Ocean Colour Glossary
4.2.7 Water Vapour Glossary
4.2.8 Vegetation Glossary
4.2.9 Optics Glossary
4.2.10 Product Glossary
4.3 Reference documents
5 MERIS Data Formats Products
6 MERIS Credits

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