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Copernicus Sentinel-2A Calibration and Products Validation Status
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As part of the Copernicus programme of the European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) has developed and is currently operating the Sentinel-2 mission that is acquiring high spatial resolution optical imagery. This article provides a description of the calibration activities and the status of the mission products validation activities after one year in orbit. Measured performances, from the validation activities, cover both Top-Of-Atmosphere (TOA) and Bottom-Of-Atmosphere (BOA) products. The presented results show the good quality of the mission products both in terms of radiometry and geometry and provide an overview on next mission steps related to data quality aspects.
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- Gascon, F., Bouzinac, C., Thépaut, O., Jung, M., Francesconi, B., Louis, J., Lonjou, V., Lafrance, B., Massera, S., Gaudel-Vacaresse, A., Languille, F., Alhammoud, B., Viallefont, F., Pflug, B., Bieniarz, J., Clerc, S., Pessiot, L., Trémas, T., Cadau, E., De Bonis, R., Isola, C., Martimort, P., & Fernandez, V.
- Venue
- Remote Sensing
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2017-06-10
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 584
- ISSN
- 2072-4292 (ISSN-L)
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- W2531213996
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- FWCI
- 43.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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