| Title | Sentinels for science: Potential of Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions for scientific observations of ocean, cryosphere, and land |
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| Author | Malenovský, Z; Rott, H; Cihlar, J; Schaepman, M E; García-Santos, G; Fernandes, R ; Berger, M |
| Source | Remote Sensing of Environment vol. 120, 2012 p. 91-101, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.026 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20181909 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing |
| Program | Climate Change
Geoscience |
| Released | 2012 05 01 |
| Abstract | The Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 satellite missions can meet various observational needs for spatially explicit physical, biogeophysical, and biological variables of the ocean, cryosphere, and land research
activities. The currently known observational requirements were extracted from documents produced by major international scientific projects and programs. The summarized observational needs were then cross-referenced with the capabilities of the
planned sensors aboard of the first three Sentinels. A comparative analysis, also incorporating scientific challenges of the ESA Living Planet Programme and the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), resulted in a preliminary scientific priority
assessment of the reviewed environmental variables. Results of these activities, discussed and consolidated in March 2011 at the Sentinels for Science (SEN4SCI) scientific workshop, demonstrate the high potential of the Sentinel-1, -2, and -3
missions for systematic, long-term observations of the Earth system. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 312264 |
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