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METOP GOME-2 - Cloud Optical Thickness (COT) - Global

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument continues the long-term monitoring of atmospheric trace gas constituents started with GOME / ERS-2 and SCIAMACHY / Envisat. Currently, there are three GOME-2 instruments operating on board EUMETSAT's Meteorological Operational satellites MetOp-A, -B and -C, launched in October 2006, September 2012, and November 2018, respectively. GOME-2 can measure a range of atmospheric trace constituents, with the emphasis on global ozone distributions. Furthermore, cloud properties and intensities of ultraviolet radiation are retrieved. These data are crucial for monitoring the atmospheric composition and the detection of pollutants. DLR generates operational GOME-2 / MetOp level 2 products in the framework of EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring (AC-SAF). GOME-2 near-real-time products are available already two hours after sensing. OCRA (Optical Cloud Recognition Algorithm) and ROCINN (Retrieval of Cloud Information using Neural Networks) are used for retrieving the following geophysical cloud properties from GOME and GOME-2 data: cloud fraction (cloud cover), cloud-top pressure (cloud-top height), and cloud optical thickness (cloud-top albedo). OCRA is an optical sensor cloud detection algorithm that uses the PMD devices on GOME / GOME-2 to deliver cloud fractions for GOME / GOME-2 scenes. ROCINN takes the OCRA cloud fraction as input and uses a neural network training scheme to invert GOME / GOME-2 reflectivities in and around the O2-A band. VLIDORT [Spurr (2006)] templates of reflectances based on full polarization scattering of light are used to train the neural network. ROCINN retrieves cloud-top pressure and cloud-top albedo. The cloud optical thickness is computed using libRadtran [Mayer and Kylling (2005)] radiative transfer simulations taking as input the cloud-top albedo retrieved with ROCINN. For more details please refer to relevant peer-review papers listed on the GOME and GOME-2 documentation pages: https://atmos.eoc.dlr.de/app/docs/

Natural Forest Management in Caracarai, Roraima, Brazil

Objectives: Sustainable management of tropical moist forests through private forest owners will become increasingly important. Media report that in Brazil, particularly in Amazonia, approx. 80 percent of the timber harvested is from illegal sources. Private management of forests according to internationally acknowledged standards offers an opportunity to significantly lower the portion of illegally cut timber. Moreover, it contributes significantly to the conservation of the Amazon forest. Private forest owners show a clear long-term commitment towards the implementation of management standards according that is ecologically compatible, socially acceptable and economically viable. The project area, a pristine forest in legal Amazonia in the transition zone between moist tropical forests and savannas (cerrado), is extremely diverse in floristic and faunistic terms. The institute cooperates with the private forest owner. Main tasks are to document the faunistic and floristic diversity, to calculate the Annual Allowable Cut and to elaborate concepts for site-specific silviculture. Results: To date (Oct. 2006) the following activities were started: - a comprehensive inventory system for planning at the FMU-level has been successfully introduced; - the inventory system for the annual coupe area has been designed and data for the first coupe are being processed; - the annual allowable cut is currently calculated based on the results of the above described inventories; - two fauna surveys are completed; one focusing on large mammals and one on the avi-fauna. A long-term monitoring concept to assess the influence of forest management on the faunistic diversity is currently under development; - forest zoning is completed applying terrestrial surveys and interpreting high-resolution satellite images; - a study on the use of Bethollethia excelsa-fruits (Brazil nuts) is currently implemented; - a study on timber properties of lesser known species is currently implemented.

Global filtered tropospheric NO2 slant column densities derived from 6-year averages of TROPOMI measurements over water for shipping signal detection

This dataset contains 6-year averages of global filtered tropospheric NO2 slant column densities (tSCDs) retrieved from the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite sensor TROPOMI (Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument) for the period from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2024. All data are available on a 0.03° x 0.03° grid. The NO2 tSCDs are derived from the total slant columns by subtracting the across-track NO2 slant column stripe offset and spatially averaged stratospheric vertical column densities (VCDs) multiplied with the stratospheric air mass factor (AMF), provided in the TROPOMI NO2 product. The filtered NO2 tSCDs are developed to detect global shipping signals in the NO2 TROPOMI data. Therefore, only pixels over water are available in this dataset. The filtering methods include a high-pass filter with different box sizes (1°, 0.5°, 0.25°) and a Fourier filter. In addition, different flagging criteria are applied to the data with the standard box size of 1° for the high-pass filtering: no flagging, quality (qa) flagging, cloud fraction (CF) flagging, cloud height (CH) flagging, wind speed (wind) flagging, and sun glint (sg) flagging.

Methoden der Radarfernerkundung zur Analyse anthropozoogener Muster der Landnutzung in periodisch überfluteten Gebieten des westafrikanischen Sahel

Radarfernerkundung auf Basis der SAR-Satellitendaten der ERS-Plattformen ermöglicht die Aufzeichnung von Boden- und Vegetationsparametern, die vor allem mit den Faktoren Rauhigkeit, Wassergehalt und Salinität korreliert sind. Landnutzung in semi-ariden Regionen Westafrikas wird durch Übernutzung der Böden, Versalzung von bewässertem Land und Dezimierung von Baum- und Strauchschichten der Vegetation geprägt. Geeignete Methoden der Analyse von multitemporalen SAR-Daten der satellitengestützten Radarfernerkundung sollen helfen, vor allem regressive Veränderungen der Landnutzung zu erkennen und zu untersuchen. Informationen zu Bodenbedeckung, horizontaler Struktur der Vegetation und Bodenqualität sollen nachhaltige Entwicklungskonzepte unterstützen.

Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI)

The Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative, or NEESPI, is a currently active, yet strategically evolving program of internationally-supported Earth systems science research, which has as its foci issues in northern Eurasia that are relevant to regional and Global scientific and decision-making communities (see NEESPI Mission Statement). This part of the globe is undergoing significant changes - particularly those changes associated with a rapidly warming climate in this region and with important changes in governmental structures since the early 1990s and their associated influences on land use and the environment across this broad expanse. How this carbon-rich, cold region component of the Earth system functions as a regional entity and interacts with and feeds back to the greater Global system is to a large extent unknown. Thus, the capability to predict future changes that may be expected to occur within this region and the consequences of those changes with any acceptable accuracy is currently uncertain. One of the reasons for this lack of regional Earth system understanding is the relative paucity of well-coordinated, multidisciplinary and integrating studies of the critical physical and biological systems. By establishing a large-scale, multidisciplinary program of funded research, NEESPI is aimed at developing an enhanced understanding of the interactions between the ecosystem, atmosphere, and human dynamics in northern Eurasia. Specifically, the NEESPI strives to understand how the land ecosystems and continental water dynamics in northern Eurasia interact with and alter the climatic system, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the Earth. The contemporaneous changes in climate and land use are impacting the biological, chemical, and physical functions of the northern Eurasia, but little data and fewer models are available that can be used to understand the current status of this expansive regional system, much less the influence of the northern Eurasia region on the Global climate. NEESPI seeks to secure the necessary financial and related institutional support from an international cadre of sponsors for developing a viable understanding of the functioning of northern Eurasia and the impacts of extant changes on the regional and Earth systems. Many types of ground and integrative (e.g., satellite; GIS) data will be needed and many models must be applied, adapted or developed for properly understanding the functioning of this cold and diverse regional system. Mechanisms for obtaining the requisite data sets and models and sharing them among the participating scientists are essential and require international and active governmental participation. (abridged text)

Schwerpunktprogramm (SPP) 1788: Study of Earth system dynamics with a constellation of potential field missions, Globale Beobachtung von sporadischen E Schichten in der Ionosphäre und ihre Verbindung zu atmosphärischen und ionosphärischen Phänomenen

Kopplungsprozesse zwischen der Ionosphäre und der neutralen Atmosphäre spielen eine wichtige Rolle für die dynamischen Prozesse in der oberen Atmosphäre. Neue Fortschritte im Verständnis dieser Prozesse wurden erreicht seitdem Satelliten im erdnahen Orbit kontinuierlich hochgenaue Daten der thermosphärischen und ionosphärischen Parameter (z.B. Massendichten, zonale Winde und Elektronendichteprofile) bereitstellen. Mit diesem Projekt planen wir die Beobachtung der Auftretenshäufigkeit und Eigenschaften sporadischer E Schichten auf globaler Skala. Die Untersuchungen basieren auf GPS Radiookkultationen der Satelliten CHAMP, GRACE, TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X und FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC. Seit dem Start des Satelliten CHAMP im Jahre 2001 wurden mehr als 5 Millionen der Radiookkultationsprofile aufgezeichnet, was ermöglicht, dass das Auftreten und die Eigenschaften der sporadischen E Schichten in hoher räumlicher Auflösung analysiert werden können. Weiterhin ermöglicht die Zeitreihe erste statistische Trendanalysen der genannten Parameter. Während der Durchführung des Projektes soll der momentan genutzt numerischer Algorithmus zur Detektion von sporadischen E Schichten um ein Modul erweitert werden, der ermöglichen wird auch Rückschlüsse auf die Eigenschaften der Schichten zu ziehen. Globale Beobachtungen der Intensitäten sporadischer E Schichten existieren aktuell nicht und werden von uns zum erstmalig bereitgestellt werden. Diese Datenbasis kann genutzt werden, um statistische Änderungen im Verhalten der sporadischen E Schichten zu Untersuchen. Ebenfalls werden wir untersuchen, ob Abhängigkeit der sporadische Eigenschaften von anderen geophysikalischen Parametern, wie beispielsweise die Abnahme des Erdmagnetfeldes, der Solarzyklus, atmosphärische Gezeiten, Meteoreinfall oder Plamadichteabnahmen in der Ionosphäre zu finden sind.

Einfluss der solaren Flareaktivität auf die Qualität des GPS-Empfangs

Es ist durch neuere Untersuchungen bekannt, das Sekundäreffekte sehr starker solarer Eruptionen (Flares), so genannte 'radio bursts', die Empfangsqualität des 'Global Positioning System' (GPS) negativ beeinflussen. Das vorliegende Langzeitprojekt vergleicht die Flare-Aktivität, repräsentiert durch die permanent zur Verfügung stehenden Röntgenmessungen der NOAA-Satelliten GEOS-11 und -12 (siehe http://www.ut-wetter.fh-wiesbaden.de:8080/space.htm), mit der in Rüsselsheim und Locarno ebenfalls permanent gemessenen Empfangsqualität zweier handelsüblicher GPS-Empfänger. Die Untersuchungsdauer soll den gesamten gerade beginnenden 11-Jahres-Aktivitäts-Zyklus der Sonne umfassen.

DIGSTER - Map and Go (Digital Satellite Based Terrain Model) - User Requirements

The project DIGSTER - Map and Go (Digital Based Terrain Mapping) aims at the technical aspects of digital terrrain mapping. For many questions in administration, planning and expertise terrrain mappings are indispensable. The whole process starting with the data acquisition in the field and ending with map products will be digitally performed by the system. Therefore, a platform appropriate for the use in the field (PDA) is combined with technologies from the disciplines of satellite navigation, remote sensing, communication, and mobile geoinformation systems. For DIGSTER a lot of practical applications already exist in connection with policies and directives on the national and also European level.

METOP GOME-2 - Bromine Monoxide (BrO) - Global

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument continues the long-term monitoring of atmospheric trace gas constituents started with GOME / ERS-2 and SCIAMACHY / Envisat. Currently, there are three GOME-2 instruments operating on board EUMETSAT's Meteorological Operational satellites MetOp-A, -B and -C, launched in October 2006, September 2012, and November 2018, respectively. GOME-2 can measure a range of atmospheric trace constituents, with the emphasis on global ozone distributions. Furthermore, cloud properties and intensities of ultraviolet radiation are retrieved. These data are crucial for monitoring the atmospheric composition and the detection of pollutants. DLR generates operational GOME-2 / MetOp level 2 products in the framework of EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Atmospheric Chemistry Monitoring (AC-SAF). GOME-2 near-real-time products are available already two hours after sensing. The operational BrO (Bromine monoxide) total column products are generated using the algorithm GDP (GOME Data Processor) version 4.x integrated into the UPAS (Universal Processor for UV / VIS Atmospheric Spectrometers) processor for generating level 2 trace gas and cloud products. For more details please refer to https://atmos.eoc.dlr.de/app/missions/gome2

Sentinel-2 Sachsen-Anhalt

Bei dem Datensatz handelt es sich um Fernerkundungsdaten aus dem Copernicus-Programm der Europäischen Kommission und der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation, die für das Gebiet von Sachsen-Anhalt aufbereitet wurden. Die Sentinel-2 Satelliten des Copernicus-Programm liefern multispektrale Aufnahmen im Wellenlängenbereich des sichtbaren Licht (VIS) und nahen Infrarotbereich (NIR) aus denen nahezu wolkenfreie Mosaikbilder erstellt werden. Diese Daten finden insbesondere in der Forst-, Wasser-, und Agrarwirtschaft Anwendung um z.B. zeitliche Veränderungen zu beobachten.

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