TY - JOUR
T1 - Sentinels for science: Potential of Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions for scientific observations of ocean, cryosphere, and land
AU - Malenovsky, Z.
AU - Rott, H.
AU - Cihlar, J.
AU - Schaepman, M.E.
AU - Garcia-Santos, G.
AU - Fernandes, R.
AU - Berger, M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cryosphere
KW - ESA GMES space component
KW - GMES Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions
KW - Land variables
KW - Ocean
U2 - 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.026
DO - 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.026
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-4257
VL - 120
SP - 91
EP - 101
JO - Remote Sensing of Environment
JF - Remote Sensing of Environment
ER -
