FRM4SOC-AAOT-RENTAL-PML (DTA.AD004.213)

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To support the ESA Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 missions, a radiometric inter-comparison exercise will take took at the AAOT off the Gulf of Venice, Italy, in the northern Adriatic Sea from 8th to 18th July 2018 for simultaneous deployment of in- and above-water water radiometers. The use of multi- sensor and method comparisons at the AAOT will provide the volume and quality of data for a stand-alone publication in a high impact factor journal.
The Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower (AAOT) off the Gulf of Venice, Italy, in the northern Adriatic Sea is a purpose built steel tower with a platform containing an instrument house to facilitate the measurement of ocean properties under exceptionably stable conditions. It has a long history of use for satellite ocean colour validation and development during recent NASA and ESA missions (Zibordi et al. 2006) and offers excellent deployment conditions for above water, floating and underwater profiling systems (e.g. Hooker et al. 2005). It was used throughout the ESA MERIS mission to characterise measurement uncertainties in radiometers for the validation of ocean colour products (Zibordi et al. 2002).

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MAIN Experimental Objective:
Under the same calibration and environmental conditions, to calculate the difference in Lw, Ed,andRrs between FICE-AAOT participants.
Experimental Sub-Objectives:
Under the same calibration and environmental conditions, to calculate the difference in Lw, Ed and Rrs between:
o Sensors (2 x SATLANTIC;5 x TRIOS, 1 x WISP,1 in water C-OPS system);
o Methods (in & above-water).

Start date of activity

15/02/2018

Keywords

Sentinel-3, radiometers, Piattaforma Acqua Alta

Last update: 09/06/2025

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