Addressing the actions identified for the LSI-VC by the CEOS Carbon Strategy Implementation Study Team (CSIST) to discover broader approaches to analyzing land surface imaging requirements Phase 1 Activities (~ 2015-2016) The LSI-VC will conduct its activities using a phased approach; the outcomes from each phase will lay the groundwork for the subsequent phase. Objective/Deliverable Description / Context Linkages Identify gaps In support of the CEOS Carbon Strategy, SEO in/opportunities for analyze validated land carbon observation WGClimate acquisition-planning in requirements and identify the gaps in and support of the CEOS opportunities for optimization across CEOS Carbon Strategy Agency missions. Define intercomparable Data (ARD) are ready for use SEO without the need for instrument-specific, Analysis-Ready Data WGCV pass-specific, or spacecraft-specific (ARD) products within corrections. These data greatly lower the the context of land barriers to using land surface imaging data surface imaging and make downstream chains more robust. Because ARD are non-domain-specific, they can be provided once and used many which is important, given the high volume of data that exist within the land surface imaging domain. This work will include the identification of Fundamental Data Records that would form a foundation for ARD, such as: Surface reflectance Surface temperature SAR gamma-nought products
Addressing the actions identified for the LSI-VC by the CEOS Carbon Strategy Implementation Study Team (CSIST) to discover broader approaches to analyzing land surface imaging requirements Phase 1 Activities (~ 2015-2016) The LSI-VC will conduct its activities using a phased approach; the outcomes from each phase will lay the groundwork for the subsequent phase. Objective/Deliverable Description / Context Linkages Identify gaps in/opportunities for acquisition-planning in support of the CEOS Carbon Strategy In support of the CEOS Carbon Strategy, analyze validated land carbon observation requirements and identify the gaps in and opportunities for optimization across CEOS Agency missions. SEO WGClimate Define intercomparable Analysis-Ready Data (ARD) products within the context of land surface imaging Data (ARD) are ready for use without the need for instrument-specific, pass-specific, or spacecraft-specific corrections. These data greatly lower the barriers to using land surface imaging data and make downstream chains more robust. Because ARD are non-domain-specific, they can be provided once and used many which is important, given the high volume of data that exist within the land surface imaging domain. This work will include the identification of Fundamental Data Records that would form a foundation for ARD, such as: Surface reflectance Surface temperature SAR gamma-nought products SEO WGCV
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