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Ernesto López Baeza
A/Professor of Applied Physics (Profesor Titular de Física Aplicada)

Climatology From Satellites Group
Remote Sensing Research Unit
Department of Physics of The Earth and Thermodynamics
Faculty of Physics
University of Valencia

Ernesto.Lopez(at)uv.es
Tel. (direct): +34.96.354.4049
Tel. (research group): +34.96.354.4048
Tel. (Dept. Secretariat): +34.96.354.4350
Fax : +34.96.354.3385

Postgraduate

Current:

Sandra Asensi Montesinos (Sandra.Asensi(at)uv.es)

Alejandro Buil Martinez (Alejandro.Buil(at)uv.es)

M. Amparo Coll Pajaron (M.Amparo.Coll(at)uv.es)

A. Geraldo Ferreira (Antonio.Ferreira(at)uv.es)

Maura Gonzalez (maugonro(at)alumni.uv.es)

Dr Heather Lawrence (Heather Lawrence(at)uv.es)

Maciej Miernecki (Maciej.Miernecki(at)uv.es)

Cristina Millán Scheiding (Cristina.Millan(at)uv.es)

Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Mahmu (Saleh.Mohamed(at)uv.es)

Cecilia Narbón (Cecilia.Narbon(at)uv.es)

Almudena Velázquez Blázquez (Almudena.Velazquez(at)uv.es)

Advanced Undergraduate:

Rhydian Bell ("rhybell(at)alumni.uv.es")

Niobe Peinado (niopeiga(at)alumni.uv.es)

Diego Rodriguez (Diego.Rodriguez(at)uv.es)

Current External:

M. Almudena Monsoriu Torres (M.Almudena.Monsoriu(at)uv.es)
Javio Sanchis (Javio.Sanchis(at)uv.es)
Jorge Sanchis (jorsanmu(at)alumni.uv.es)
Sara Vidal Vicedo (Sara.Vidal(at)uv.es)

Past ..., but very close to us ...:

Alejandro Bodas (Alejandro.Bodas(at)metoffice.com)
Doctor in Physics. University of Valencia, 29 January 2003
Currently Earth Observation Research Scientist at
The Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
FitzRoy Rd. Exeter EX1 3PB. United Kingdom

Aurelio Cano Abellán (Aurelio.Cano(at)uv.es)

Nuria Castell (nuria.castell(at)gmail.com)
Doctor in Physics. University of Valencia, 2009
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)
Kjeller, Norway

Carlos Domenech Garcia (carlos.domenech(at)wew.fu-berlin.de)
Doctor in Physics (European Doctorate Mention). University of Valencia, 2 Junio 2008
Institute for Space Sciences
Free University of Berlin (FUB)
Carl-Heinrich-Becker-Weg 6-10
12165 Berlin, Germany

A. Geraldo Ferreira (Antonio.Ferreira(at)uv.es and "geraldo(at)funceme.br")
Now at FUNCEME - Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos - Departamento de Meteorologia
Fortaleza-CE Brasil (www.funceme.br)

Kauzar Saleh (Kauzar.Saleh(at)uv.es and kauzar.saleh(at)cdti.es)
Doctor in Physics (European Doctorate Mention). University of Valencia, 8 February 2006
Currently at the Centre for Industrial Technological Development, Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)

Almudena Velázquez Blázquez (Almudena.Velazquez(at)uv.es and Almudena.Velazquez(at)oma.be)
Now at RMIB (Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium), Department of Observations. Remote Sensing from Space
Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Uccle, Belgium

Book suggestions

H.-J. Bolle, M. Eckardt, D. Koslowsky, F. Maselli, J. Melia Miralles, M. Menenti, F.-S. Olesen, L. Petkov, S.I. Rasool, A.A. Van de Griend (Eds.)
Mediterranean Land-surface Processes Assessed from Space
Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
2006, XXVIII, 760 p., 442 iIIus., Hardcover
ISBN-10: 3-540-40151-2
ISBN-13: 978-3-540-40151-3

About this book

The book leads the reader step by step through the whole assessment procedure, thus enabling him to interpret the raw data measured in space to establish the physical and biological landsurface state variables needed for climatological, hydrological and ecological process studies. It integrates the work of many scientists who were involved in a number of projects of the European Commission. Examples are given which demonstrate the application of the obtained information in the Mediterranean area. Specific emphasis is laid on the calibration and validation of the extracted quantities by comparing them with the results of field experiments. Besides presenting research results, the book will also be of interest to newcomers in the field and satellite data users needing to understand in depth how such information is generated and how it can be put to use. In eight appendices useful background information and latest results are reported.

Written for:

Researchers, scientists, libraries, institutes, graduate students (Geography, Climatology, Ecology, Env. Sciences, Geophysics, Geodesy, Landscape Planning)

Keywords:

Climate Change Desertification Ecology Geography Satellite Data

Grant W. Petty
A First Course in Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Sundog Publishing
Madison, Wisconsin
May 2008, Paperback, 352 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-9729033-2-5
List price when purchased through bookstores: $48
Discounted price when ordered directly from Sundog Publishing: $36, including free shipping to U.S. addresses

About this book

This textbook is written for meteorology majors who require an initial introduction to the physical properties of the atmosphere and to the essential principles and real-world applications of atmospheric thermodynamics. These topics are supplemented by a sampling of techniques and technologies related to atmospheric measurements and observations. A unique tutorial, included as an appendix, teaches students how to attack physical problems symbolically, deferring numerical calculations until the final step in the solution. The author’s overall objectives include not only covering the traditional core subject matter of an undergraduate thermodynamics course but also facilitating students’ transition from a purely abstract understanding of calculus and physics concepts to the confident application of both to the science of meteorology.

The affordability of textbooks has become a growing concern for students and, by extension, the instructors who assign the textbooks. For this reason, Sundog Publishing offers customers the option of purchasing its books directly from the source at the same wholesale price paid by university bookstores.

About the author

Grant W. Petty is a professor in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he teaches atmospheric physics, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing to undergraduate and graduate students. A former shipboard and aviation weather observer in the U.S. Navy and a private pilot, he brings a uniquely practical perspective to the subject of this book. He is also the author of A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation.

Link of the Day (in reality, ... every now and then)

(See past Links of the Day at the end of the web page)

2008

June

June, 06, 2008: Successful dress rehearsal for SMOS validation As ESA looks forward to the launch of its SMOS Earth Explorer next year, an extensive airborne campaign has just taken place over Germany, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. The campaign rehearsed the complex procedures involved in validating the mission's data — data crucial for a better understanding of the Earth's water cycle.

June, 05, 2008: World Environment Day - 5 June 2008. The World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy. Recognising that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption.

June, 04, 2008: The European Space Agency chooses AIR NOSTRUM to lead its technology innovation project for the second time. See pages 65-68 of the June 2008 issue of Air Nostrum Magazine ALADIERNO: AIR NOSTRUM has collaborated with ESA and the Climatology from Satellites Group from the University of Valencia by lending its premises for parking and maintenance purposes for the Short SC.7 Skyvan research plane, from the Helsinki University of Technology, in the framework of the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign at the Valencia Anchor Station

Links to Significant Meetings

2010

July, 18-25 Committee on Space Research. 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Congress Center Bremen, Buergerweide 1, 28215 Bremen, Germany. In particular, Space Studies of the Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate and more specifically, Scientific Event A31

2009

May, 20-22 2nd EPS/Metop Research Announcement of Opportunity (RAO) Workshop, Cosmo Caixa (Barcelona, Spain)

January, 20-21 Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting, Belém Cultural Centre, Lisbon, Portugal

2008

(Inverse chronological order)

November, 18-19 Workshop on the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign, performed in April 2008. Leeuwenhorst Hotel. NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst. The Netherlands

October, 8-11 Regional Climate Change and its Impacts. VI International Conference of the Spanish Association for Climatology (AEC). Tarragona

September, 8-12 2008 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference. Darmstadt, Germany

July, 13-20 Committee on Space Research. 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Montreal, Canada http://www.cospar-assembly.org/]. In particular, Scientific Event A31 on Space Data Utilization for Earth

June, 19 Seminario sobre [Calidad del aire urbano, transporte y salud. La contribución del gas natural (copiar y pegar este link en el navegador: http://www.gasnatural.com/servlet/ContentServer?gnpage=1-10-1&centralassetname=1-10-BloqueHTML-594#). [Urban air quality, transport and health: The gas natural contribution (copy and paste this link on your browser: http://www.gasnatural.com/servlet/ContentServer?gnpage=3-10-1&centralassetname=3-10-BloqueHTML-465#). Valencia, Hotel Astoria

June, 11-13 ECOFIRA 2008. The International Fair for Water, Soil, Air, Wastes and Their Technologies and Services. Feria Valencia. Topics:
i) Roundtable on Nanotechnology, Climate Change & Protecting the Environment
ii) Information on European Projects for the Prevention of Climate Change and Renewable Energies
iii) Seminar on Sustainable Acoustics/, and others

Teaching Subjects

Physics (1st year Pharmacy, 6,0 ECTS)

Meteorology & Climatology (5th year Physics, 4.5 credits and 2nd year Environmental Sciences, 4,5 ECTS)

Biosphere (Master of Remote Sensing, 1.6 credits)

Laboratory of Biosphere (Master of Remote Sensing, 1.9 credits)

Contaminating Processes and Atmospheric Contamination (Master of Environmental Contamination and Eco-toxicology, 1.2 credits)

Director of Certificate on New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology(5th Edition, Postgraduate Course, 14 credits, Fundacion Universidad-Empresa, ADEIT)

Director of Diploma on Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect'(1st Edition, Postgraduate Course, 3 credits, Fundacion Universidad-Empresa, ADEIT)

Postgraduate Course on New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology

5th Edition, July 2009, 14 credits

Lecturers

M. Amparo Alcañiz Buceta. Meteorologist. Head of Basic Systems Section. Delegation of Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMet)

Victor Alcover Ronda. Meteorologist. Head of Forecasting and Watching Group. Delegation of Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMet)

Dr Fernando Belda Esplugues. Meteorologist. Delegate for Murcia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMet)

José Miguel Femenia Herrero. System Analyst. Computing Center. University of Valencia

Dr M. Amparo Gilabert Navarro. A/Professor of Applied Physics. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia (Secretary of the Course)

Dr Ernesto Lopez Baeza. A/Professor of Applied Physics. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia (Director of the Course)

Dr Beatriz Martinez Diaz. Research Assistant. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia

Prof. Joaquin Melia Miralles. Professor of Earth Sciences. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia

Jose Vicente Miro Bayarri. Head of Atmospheric Environment Protection Service. General Directorate for Climate Change. Department of Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing. Generalitat Valenciana (Regional Government , Valencia Autonomous Region)

Jose Ignacio Prieto. Meteorologist. Department of Education and Training. European Organisation for the Explotation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

Dr Jorge Tamayo Carmona. Meteorologist. Delegate for Valencia. Spanish Agency for Meteorology (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMet)

Dr Aleixandre Vercher. Research Assistant. Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. University of Valencia

Programme

WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Introduction
The Climate System
Data and Techniques in Meteorology and Climatology
International Programmes and Projects
Numerical Models

Introduction
Numerical Prediction Models
Climate Simulation Models

Practical Assignements

Meteorological Observations
Energy Balance Climate Model

Conference on Control and Watch of Air Quality in the Valencia Autonomous Region/

REMOTE SENSING
Introduction
Interaction Between the Electromagmetic Radiation and the Surface
Determination of Biophysical Parameters. Vegetation Indices
Validation of Vegetation Cover Biophysical Parameters from Remote Sensing Data
Digital Image Processing
Meteorological Radar
Practical Assignements

Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing Programming (I): Reading, Writing, Operating Remote Sensing Data
Application of NDVI in Desertification Studies
Remote Sensing Programming (II): Estimation and Validation of Biophysical Parameters
Information Provided by Meteorological Radar Images

Scientific Visit to the Meteorological Radar Station of Cullera

ANALYSIS OF METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND STUDY OF CLIMATE PROCESSES WITH REMOTE SENSING IMAGES
Introduction
Analysis of Meteorological Systems from Satellites

Jet Stream
Tropopause
Cut Lows
Convective Systems
Frontal Systems

Climatology from Satellites

Radiation, Clouds and Aerosols
Surface Energy Balance
Hydrological Cycle
Greenhouse Effect
Calibration/Validation (Cal/Val) of Remote Sensing Data and Products

Practical Assignements

Surface Albedo from METEOSAT Data
Meteorological Systems Identification
Cloud Identification and Classification

Scientific Visit to the Valencia Anchor Station of the University of Valencia
Scientific Visit to the Alacant Anchor Station of the Department of Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing. Generalitat Valenciana

APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL CASES
Forecasting and Nowcasting. Meteorological Watch
Land Surface Climatology
Forest Fires

Risk Factors
The PREVIFOC System from AEMet

Observation of Climate Change. Confidence in Climate Models
Practical Assignements

Practical Case on Floods

Scientific Visit to the Valencia Delegation of the Spanish Agency for Meteorology (AEMet). Operational Forecasting. Attendance to the Meteorological Briefing of the Day

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Future Satellite Missions
Climate Change Impacts, Adaptability to Climate Change
Climate Change: Emission Scenarios. Mitigation
Practical Assignements

Present and Future Satellite Missions (MSG, EPS/MetOp,...)

Triptic

4th Edition, July 2008

Meteorological Briefing: Analysis. Valencia Delegation of AEMet, 11 July 2008

Meteorological Briefing: Forecasting. Valencia Delegation of AEMet, 11 July 2008

Visit to the Cullera Meteorological Radar Station, 11 July 2008

Visit to the Valencia Anchor Station, 24 July 2008

Students' Presentations: Alex and Roberto. 25 July 2008

3rd Edition, June-July 2007

Visit to the Meteorological Center of Valencia and Attendance to the Meteorological Briefing of the Day. 26 June 2007

Visit to the Cullera Meteorological Radar Station, 26 June 2007

Some Teaching Publications

J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, D. Segarra Gomar and E. López-Baeza (2002): Cambio climático: Efectos indirectos de los aerosoles atmosféricos. Revista de Climatologia Vol. 2(2002): 5-13

Pellicer, J.; M.A. Gilabert,; E. Lopez-Baeza (1999): The Evolution of the Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales and the State of the Art, J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 911

Gimeno Ferrer, J.F., E. Lopez-Baeza, J. de la Rubia (1999): Criterios de Aproximación a Problemas Físicos en la Didáctica de Primer Ciclo Universitario. Experiencia de Laboratorio de Termodinámica. [Approximation Criteria in Physical Problems in Undergraduate Teaching. An Experiment in Thermodynamics Laboratory] 9º Encuentro para la Enseñanza de la Física, Valencia, 20-24 Sept. 1999

Bodas A, V. Gandía, E. López-Baeza (1998): An undergraduate experiment on the propagation of thermal waves. Am. J. Phys., 66 (6) June 1998, pp. 528-533

Gandia V. and E Lopez-Baeza (1988): A low-cost thermal diffusivity measuring apparatus. Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 21 no. 8, 757 (1988) doi:10.1088/0022-3735/21/8/004

Research Lines

I Validation of low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products (GERB, SMOS, EPS/MetOp)

I.1. Validation Site Characterization

Valencia Anchor Station
Alacant Anchor Station

See E. Lopez-Baeza et al. (2007): Representativity of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations in the Context of Validation of Remote Sensing Algorithms and Low-resolution Products. Proceedings of the Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference of the American Meteorological Society. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007

http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Publications/Conference_and_Work shop_Proceedings/groups/cps/documents/document/pdf_conf_p50_s1_10_lopezbae_p.pdf

I.2. Development of validation methodologies

I.2. (i) Radiation (including cloud and aerosol effects)

See A. Velazquez-Blazquez, ..., E. Lopez-Baeza, et al. (2007): Simulation of CERES and GERB TOA Products over the Valencia Anchor Station for GERB Validation Purposes. Proceedings of the Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference of the American Meteorological Society. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007/ http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Publications/Conference_and_Work

shop_Proceedings/groups/cps/documents/document/pdf_conf_p50_s1_13_velazque_p.pdf

I.2. (ii) Soil moisture content

I.3. Use of meteorological models

II Radiative balance studies (GERB, CERES, SEVIRI, EarthCARE)

Comparison of TOA CERES radiances (LW in blue and SW in purple) and
Aqua Observation geometry over the Valencia Anchor Station for 12th Feb 2004
(RMSE_SW = 2.5 W m-2 sr-1 RMSE_LW = 2.0 W m-2 sr-1)

II.1. Top of the atmosphere, atmosphere, surface

II.2. Development of Angular Dependence Models (radiance to flux inversion)

II.3. Broad-band low spatial resolution BRDFs

II.4. Atmospheric scene database

BRDF from CERES radiances for open shrubs in February

III Soil moisture from passive microwaves (SMOS)

III.1. Microwave L-band characterization of natural vegetation (Mediterranean ecosystem species)

III.2. Retrieval algorithm (collaboration with INRA-Bordeaux)

III.3. Development of a reliable soil moisture network

Distribution of soil moisture probes over a 10 x 10 km2 zone within the Valencia Anchor Station area according to land use and soil type (still under construction).
The probes are communicated to main antennas (at V1 and M4) and to a PC accessible via internet

III.4. Mapping soil moisture from point measurements

III.5. Hydrological models (collaboration with Jucar River Authority)

Soil moisture monthly averages (1940-2001)in the Jucar River Basin area with a spatial resolution of 1 km obtained from simulations with the Jucar River Authority Hydrological Model (A. Fidalgo)

Valencia & Alacant Anchor Stations

What is an ANCHOR STATION? (from Professor H.-J. Bolle)/

Anchor Stations are instrumented sites to measure in representative areas quantities which are needed to

run
calibrate
validate

models and algorithms e.g. such as those needed to quantitatively evaluate satellite data and convert them into geophysical information.

The stations must be instrumented with equipment for long time measurements of basic quantities (meteorological and hydrological background data) and, in addition, for quantities that are not readily assessed at operational meteorological and hydrological stations.

Anchor Stations, furthermore, must offer the infrastructure to undertake more refined measurements for shorter intensive observation periods in the surrounding of the station.

In addition to background quantities (temperature, moisture, pressure), they should also be measured:

fluxes (surface albedo, the four components of net radiation, soil heat flux, sensible and latent heat flux, carbon fluxes, water fluxes in the soil),
Bowen ratio
spectral atmospheric optical depth
atmospheric water vapour
aerosol parameters
ground water level
soil moisture
vegetation parameters (type, height or z0, resistances, biomass, NPP, LAI)

Not all Anchor Stations need to measure all parameters permanently

Rationale/

Mesoscale models
can in principle be operated with little instantaneous input from ground observations if topography and synoptic scale flow are known. Whether they produce the correct interactions with the surface (momentum, energy and mass fluxes) must be checked at least occasionally by direct measurements

Hydrological models
The same is true. In their case, it has to be validated whether they produce the correct soil moisture and run-off

Satellite data
are evaluated with complicated algorithms that tie the measured radiances to surface properties. These algorithms have to be tested against direct measurements and satellite instruments have to be re-calibrated

(From F. Becker, H.-J. Bolle and P.R. Rowntree, 1988, The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project)

Climate models
Not only need in addition to meteorological data carbon dioxide and other trace gas fluxes, they also need, according to the latest results, aerosol data. Anchor Stations should therefore also be equipped with instrumentation for spectral optical depth measurements or other kind of equipment that provides information about aerosol concentrations and types. The state of vegetation can, to some degree, be estimated from satellite observations. The conclusions from such kind of measurements may, however, be misleading if no ground truth is available

Desirable measurements at Anchor Stations/

Continuously:
Atmospheric transmittance (spectral)
Net radiation flux; preferable all four radiation fluxes plus in addition independently the net flux
Bowen ratio (including the measurements of air temperature and humidity at two levels)
Soil heat fluxes and temperatures at least at four levels
Precipitation
Soil moisture at three levels: near surface, intermediate, root layer
Effective radiation temperature of the surface
Ground water (piezometric) level

Occasionally (especially under extreme situations):
Sensible and latent heat fluxes separately by advanced methods (e.g. eddy correlation)
Vegetation parameters such as leaf area index (LAI), fractional coverage, biomass area density, stem flow, stomata resistance, vegetation height, vegetation structure, leaf orientation & size
Land use at and around the station

From time to time at longer intervals:
Soil quality
Radiometric characteristics (e.g. reflectance function)

At the central data bank the following derived quantities have to be computed from the measured values:

Wavelength dependent optical depth and vertical distribution of water vapour mass as needed for the correction of satellite data. The goal must be to derive a climatology of aerosol optical properties for the region. If reliable algorithms become available to compute atmospheric corrections from measurements made in space, this network serves the validation of these algorithms and the quality control of atmospheric corrections. This task can be supported by measurements made in the areas of the anchor stations by aircraft in order to obtain a better areal coverage.

Daily and monthly values of all flux components (radiation, sensible heat, latent heat, soil heat flux respectively heat storage in the soil).

Soil moisture as the difference between precipitation, latent heat flux, and storage.

Ratio of directional reflectance to albedo (according to models parametrized with respect to the measured quantities that are still to be developed).

Surface conductance.

Instruments on both Anchor Stations

How Representative are the Alacant and the Valencia Anchor Stations Measurements of their Respective Surrounding Meteorology?

The application of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations to validation activities of low spatial resolution Earth Observation remote sensing missions make it necessary to study the representativity and significance of the actual meteorological stations measurements with respect to the area they represent.

Meteorological simulations carried out with The Atmospheric Pollution Model (TAPM) (Hurley, 2005) carried out for the whole year of 2004 with the temporal resolution of one hour. The spatial resolution is 1 km, covering a total area of 75 x 75 km2. The grid is chosen such that the Anchor Station is placed in the central point, that is, the coordinate (38, 38).

The correlation between the simulated time series for every grid point and the corresponding Anchor Station simulated values is established by means of the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The following figures show the correlation maps obtained for the parameters analysed, namely, temperature, relative humidity, u and v wind components, and precipitation.

Correlation maps centered at the Alacant Anchor Station relative to the following meteorological parameters: a) temperature, b) relative humidity, c) u wind component, d) v wind component, e) precipitation

Correlation maps centered at the Valencia Anchor Station relative to the following meteorological parameters: a) temperature, b) relative humidity, c) u wind component, d) v wind component, e) precipitation

A limit has been established in the correlation coefficients for each of the parameters and the zone of influence of the whole station has been taken as the intersection of the zones obtained for each of the parameters. Instead of using five correlation coefficients –one for each parameter- a specific percentile value, namely, 75, 85 95, has been chosen as limiting value for each of the correlation coefficients, thus defining different approximations degrees. The values of the limiting correlation coefficients relative to each meteorological parameter and for each proposed percentile are given in the following Table 1 for both Anchor Stations.

Limiting correlation coefficients for every parameter (temperature, relative humidity, u wind component, v wind component, precipitation) and percentile, respectively for the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations

The graphical representation of the intersection of the areas obtained for each meteorological parameter is given in the followinf figure, where the red area represents the intersection of the zones obtained for each parameter taking as limiting R values those obtained for percentile 95; the yellow area for percentile 85 and the white area for percentile 75. The black area shows lower correlation values.

Demarcation of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations, respective representative areas with three approximation degrees: the red area represents the intersection of the zones obtained for each parameter taking as limiting R values those obtained for percentile 95; the yellow area for percentile 85 and the white area for percentile 75. The black area shows lower correlation values

[Hurley P. (2005): The Air Pollution Model (TAPM) Version 3. Part 1: Technical Description, CSIRO Atmospheric Research Technical Paper No. 55]

Proposal for a Water Cycle Observatory: The VALENCIA and the ALACANT ANCHOR STATIONS, Meteorological Reference Stations for Remote Sensing Data and Products

The Valencia Anchor Station is showing its capabilities and conditions as a reference validation site in the framework of low spatial resolution remote sensing missions such as CERES, GERB and SMOS. The Alacant Anchor Station is a reference site in studies on the interactions between desertification and climate. Both stations separated a distance of about 150 km are actually twin stations, their representative areas have similar land use and soil types, but they are located in two different climatic zones: average annual precipitation is about 450 mm in the Valencia Anchor Station area and about 250 mm in the Alacant Anchor Station one. The parallelism between both Anchor Stations and the fact that one of them is under water-stressing conditions make it appropriate to define a Water Cycle Observatory where to study and compare meteorological parameters and surface fluxes of radiation, energy and water.

Surface radiation fluxes for the Alacant Anchor Station (left) and the Valencia Anchor Station (right) between 2 - 8 January 2005

Publications

2008

• F. Martinez, J. Mateu, F. Montes, A. Bodas-Salcedo and E. Lopez-Baeza (2008): A comparative analysis of different spatial sampling schemes: Modelling of SSRB data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, No. 6, 20 March 2008, 1635–1647

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, A. Cano, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, C. Millan, C. Narbon, J. Sanchis, A. Velazquez, S. Vidal (2008): Advanced Characterisation of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GIST 27, University of Valencia, 16th – 18th January 2008

2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza, Cano, A.; Domenech, C.; Estelles, V.; Ferreira, A.G.; Narbon, C.; Sanchis, J.; Velazquez, A.; Vidal, S.; Smith, G.L.; Szewczyk, Z.P.; Labajo, A.; Alonso, S.; Harries, J.E.; Russell, J.E.; Clerbaux, N.; Dewitte, S.; Rius, T.;Torrobella, J.; Pino, D.; Sanchez, J.J.; Tarruella, R. (2207): Validation of broadband radiation balance products at the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GERB/CERES Ground Validation Campaigns. The EarthCARE Workshop. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-9 May 2007

• S. Vidal, C. Narbon, A. Cano, E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): Methodology for the definition and delimitation of validation areas for remote sensing algorithms and low-resolution products. Application to the Valencia and Alacant Anchor Stations. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Symposium on -"Sensing and Understanding our Planet"-, Barcelona, 23-27 July 2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2007): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

• E. Lopez-Baeza S. Vidal, A. Cano, C. Domenech, A. Geraldo Ferreira, C. Millan-Scheiding, C. Narbon, J. Sanchis, A. Velazquez (2007): Representativity of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations in the Context of Validation of Remote Sensing Algorithms and Low-Resolution Products. Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007

• Velázquez Blázquez, A., A. Cano, N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, C. Doménech, V. Estellés, A.G. Ferreira, L. Gonzalez, J. Jorge Sanchez, N.G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. Rius, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, S. Vidal, E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): Simulation of CERES and GERB TOA Products over the Valencia Anchor Station for GERB Validation Purposes. Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007

2006

• H.-J. Bolle, M. Eckardt, D. Koslowsky, F. Maselli, J. Melia Miralles, M. Menenti, F.-S. Olesen, L. Petkov, S.I. Rasool, A.A. Van de Griend (Eds.). Contributing Authors: H. Billing, A. Gitelson, F. Göttsche, A. Jochum-Osann, E. Lopez-Baeza, F. Meneguzzo, J. Moreno, F. Nerry, P. Rossini, F. Veroustraete, R. Vogt, P.J. Van Oeleven (2006): Mediterranean Land-surface Processes Assessed from Space. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2006, XXVIII, 760 p., 442 iIIus., Hardcover, ISBN-10: 3-540-40151-2, ISBN-13: 978-3-540-40151-3

2005

• E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Alonso, A. Comerón, R. Diaz-Pabon, C. Domenech, J.F. Gimeno-Ferrer, J. Jorge, A. Labajo, N. Pineda, D. Pino, A. Rius, F. Rocadenbosch, K Saleh, M. Sicard, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, and A. Velazquez (2005): A High-Quality Dataset of Land-Surface and Atmospheric Measurements for the Comparison/Crosscalibration of Data From Large Scale Optical Earth Observation Sensors in Space. The Valencia Anchor Station. Proceedings of the Workshop on Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors. ESA/ESTEC 12-14 October 2004. ESA-WPP-244, Feb. 2005

• E. Lopez-Baeza C. Domenech, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, A. Velazquez (2005): Proposal of a Water Cycle Observatory: The Reference Valencia and Alacant Anchor Stations for Remote Sensing Data and Products. XI Spanish Remote Sensing Congress, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 21-23 September 2005

2003

• Bodas Salcedo, E. Lopez-Baeza, F. Martinez, J. Mateu and F. Montes (2003): Spatio-Temporal Modelling and Prediction of Solar Radiation. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 108(D24), 8777, 2003

• E. López-Baeza, A. Velázquez, C. Antolín, A. Bodas, J. F. Gimeno, K. Saleh, F. Ferrer, C. Domenech, N. Castell, M. A. Sánchez (2003): The VALENCIA Anchor Station, a Cal/Val Reference Area for Large-scale Low Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Missions. 3rd International Conference on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations. Torremolinos (Málaga), 19-21 Feb. 2003

2002

• E. López-Baeza, C. Antolín Tomás, A. Bodas Salcedo, J. F. Gimeno Ferrer, K. Saleh Contell, F. Ferrer, N. Castell Balaguer, C. Doménech García, M. A. Sanchez Alandí, and A. Velázquez Blázquez (2002): The Valencia Anchor Station: A Reference Cal/Val Area for Low-Resolution Remote Sensing Data and Products. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002

Involvement in Satellite Earth Observation Missions

**SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity)**/

http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPsmos.html
http://www.cesbio.ups-tlse.fr/us/indexsmos.html
http://www.icm.csic.es/oce/projects/smos/

SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign Activities at the Valencia Anchor Station

Within the TV programme Medi Ambient of the Valencia Radio Television Network this Campaign was magnificently shown as The Eyes of Science on 11th and 13th December, 2008.

Medi Ambient is a TV programme specialized on information on environmental matters in the Valencia Autonomous Community.

Successful dress rehearsal for SMOS validation As ESA looks forward to the launch of its SMOS Earth Explorer next year, the extensive SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign took place over Germany, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea during last April, 2008. The campaign rehearsed the complex procedures involved in validating the mission's data — data crucial for a better understanding of the Earth's water cycle.

More than 100 people in total, scientists and students from the University of Valencia, Spain, took soil-moisture gravimetric samples and probe readings from the SMOS control area of the Valencia Anchor Station, covering an area of 100 km2 and including different types of vegetation. The measuring activities from the aircraft and on the ground were carried out following periods of a significant rainfall event so that the so-called drying period of the soil could be nicely represented in the data.

Scientific Team

PI of the Valencia Anchor Station Site (Spain): Ernesto Lopez-Baeza(1,2)

Team: R. Acosta(1,3), M.C. Antolin(2), F. Belda(4), A. Cano(1), E. Carbo(2), A. Fidalgo(5), S. Juglea(6), Y. Kerr(6), B. Martinez(7,8), C. Millan-Scheiding(1,2), D. Rodriguez(1), K. Saleh(9), J. Sanchis(1), J.-P. Wigneron(10)

Other Contributors: J.E. Balling(11), C. Domenech(1), EOLAB(8), A.G. Ferreira(1,12), J. Ferrer(5), J. Grant(13), J.Marco(2) C. Narbon(1), B. Navascues(14), E. Rodriguez-Camino(14), N. Skou(10), S. Søbjærg(10), P. Soriano(2), J. Tamayo(4), S. Tauriainen(15), E. Torre(2), G. Torregrosa(2), A. Velazquez Blazquez(1), S. Vidal(1)

European Space Scientific Officers (ESA) Scientific Officers: C. Bouzinac, S. Delwart, P. Wursteisen

(1) University of Valencia (UVEG), Dept. of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. Climatology from Satellites Group, Valencia, (GCS), Spain
(2) Center for Desertification Research (CIDE). Dept of Territorial Planning, Valencia, Spain
(3) Universidade de São Paulo. Laboratorio de Clima e Biosfera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(4) Meteorological State Agency (AEMet), Meteorological Regional Center of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
(5) Jucar River Basin Authority, (CHJ, Confederación Hidrográfica del Jucar), Valencia, Spain
(6) Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère (CESBIO), Toulouse, France
(7) UVEG, Dept. of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics. Remote Sensing Unit, Valencia, Spain
(8) EOLAB-Spain, S.L., Valencia, Spain
(9) University of Cambridge, Department of Geography, Cambridge, United Kingdom
(10) INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Ecologie fonctionnelle et PHYSique de l'Environnement (EPHYSE), Bordeaux, France
(11) Technical University of Denmark (TUD), Lyngby, Denmark
(12) Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos (FUNCEME), Fortaleza, Brazil
(13) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(14) Meteorological State Agency (AEMet), Madrid, Spain
(15) Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) or Teknillinen Korkeakoulu (TKK), Laboratory of Space Technology, Helsinki, Finland

Purpose

The general purpose of the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign is to repeat the Commissioning Phase execution with all centres, all tools, all participants, all structures, all data available, assuming all tools and structures are ready and trying to produce as close as possible the post-launch conditions. The aim is to test the readiness, the ensemble coordination and the speed of operations, and to avoid as far as possible any unexpected deficiencies of the plan and procedure during the real Commissioning Phase campaigns (Bouzinac et al., 2008). A specific added-value objective of the Valencia Anchor Station Team is to validate the ground sampling strategy defined for this campaign (10 x 10 km2) by comparing the ground area-estimated products with the aircraft area-integrated measurements in order to be able to extend the methodology to the larger SMOS footprint representative area (125 x 125 km2). The scientific framework in which context these objectives will be studied is monitoring of soil drying after a significant rainfall event takes place in the study area.

(Bouzinac, C., S. Delwart and P. Wursteisen + members of the validation teams (2008): SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign Plan. ESA-ESTEC)

Coordinates of the different validations zones defined:

VAS:
(39°34’15’’N, 1°17’18’’W, 813 m)

For 10x10 km2:
UTM (ED50) coordinates:
NW: 643966 4386507
NE: 653735 4388886
SE: 655995 4378531
SW: 646226 4376152
or
NW corner: 39°36’51.83” - 001°19’26.57”
SW corner: 39°31’14.71” - 001°18’00.04”
NE corner: 39°38’02.85” - 001°12’35.08”
SE corner: 39°32’25.66” - 001°11’09.08”

For 50x50 km2:
NW -> 1.698423W 39.683639N
NE -> 1.115635W 39.675642N
SE -> 1.127737W 39.225365N
SW -> 1.706786W 39.233235N

For 125x125 km2:
NW -> 2.563715W 39.799068N
NE -> 1.104126 39.784399N
SE -> 1.134179W 38.658662N
SW -> 2.570636W 38.672758N

Physio-hydrological Units defined in the 10 x 10 km2 area attending to criteria of lithology, geology, climate, soil type, slope, topography, physiography, and vegetation cover (see picture below). An automated wireless network of SM sensors (Theta Probe) has been designed and is currently under development and being implemented over the most significant physio-hydrological units

SM network ■ VAS • SM stations (operative) o SM stations (tbc)

Definition and characteristics of the physio-hydrological units defined

Example of wireless SM station

Activities

Ground Measurements during aircraft operations

Objectives: (i) To measure soil moisture content for the whole 10 x 10 km2 under saturation conditions, i. e., after a significant rain event, and during the soil drying period, i.e., 24, 48 h, 5-7 days, 10-15 days, after precipitation
(ii) To measure SM of each significant and representative hydro-physiological unit:
• Compare different SM measurements within each unit
• Compare different SM measurements in polygones within each
• Compare SM measurements of similar units
• Compare SM measurements of different units
(iii) Establish relationships to unify / fragment units or re-assign polygons in different units
(iv) Provide the approximate average for each unit and for all the units in total within the 10 x 10 km2
(v) Compare SM from the units to that of the total area
(vi) Study the representativity of the automatic SM stations in the whole 10 x 10 km2 area, using the large number of measurements for eachy day of the campaign
(vii) Establish a quick and efficacious methodology to estímate SM of a large area out of a few measurements, as preparation for Cal/Val
(viii) Compare SM under humid and dry conditions; establish the spatial and temporal dynamics of SM

The campaign at the Valencia Anchor Station Site will begin on 19th April. The first possible campaign flight should be performed before sunrise on 20th April, independently of weather conditions, except if it is actually raining.

The area will be crossed diagonally (SE to NW) and along 5 separate North/Southbound parallel lines displaced by 2 km relative to each other.

Valencia Anchor Station study area with the five flight lines and the diagonal flight line all geo-referenced over an orthophoto of the study area

SM Measurements

Volumetric/Gravimetric soil samples Volumetric probe measurements (Theta Probe)

In each sampling plot, volumetric SM data will be obtained by means of capacitance probes (Delta-T Theta probes) calibrated according to the soil textures obtained in each case and, in parallel, soil samples will be obtained in cylinders of known volumen where volumetric soil moisture will be measured, thus obtaining soil bulk density. From that, soil porosity will be estimated because this parameter is responsible of the soil water retention capacity.

The percent of water in volume obtained will be used as “ground truth” with respect to the SM values obtained with the capacitance probes.

The ground measurements will consist of 20 teams distributed throughout the entire area, (4 teams for the detailed diagonal flight, 4 teams for the harder soil shrub area (left-hand side of the image, teams 5, 6, 7, 8), and 3 teams for the rest of each flight line remaining. Depending on the soil properties and hardiness each group will take a large number of cylinder volumetric samples and an average of 1000 volumetric probe measurements every flight day.

Flight lines over the 10 x 10 km2 area

Detail of the sampling to be carried out by one of the teams (team #10, just an example)

One team more will perform sea surface measurements, for calibration purposes of the radiometers onboard the research aircraft, and according to the Spanish Port System (Puertos del Estado)(tbc)

Vegetation Measurements

From our detailed vegetation map (generated at 1:2000 scale), vegetation over the 10 x 10 km2 area shows a scarce diversity of vegetation species. Within the area, the major vegetation uses are vineyard, almond- and olive-trees, coniferous forests, matorral shrubs (Thymus vulgaris, Rosmarinus officinalis, Quercus coccifera, Genista scorpius, Ulex parviflorus, Ramnus licioides, Stipa tenacissima, Juniperus communis), and very very scarce areas of cereals (Zea mays and Avena sativa).

Vegetation parameter sampling is not needed to be too intensive. However, accurate estimation of vegetation stage should be achieved through simple measurements over well chosen areas:
• Vegetation height
• Phenologic stage (number of leaves in vineyards/plant, etc) in some fields
• Digital photographs giving general information on the phenology (in orchards)
• LAI measurements in shrubs and matorral areas
• Alometric parameter sampling in tree areas to relate plant dimensions to vegetation characteristics which are required as inputs for the retrieval models
• Vegetation water content sampling

LAI and FVC maps over the area (August 2006, courtesy of EOLAB)

For each of the dominant vegetation types, the sampling to be performed will consist of: branches and leaves of almond, olive, Holm Oak and pine trees, and complete individuals of shrubs. In these samples we will measure all the dimensional parameters and laboratory analysis to estimate biomass.

Soil texture

Soil samples on measured plots will be taken before the campaign to begin laboratory analysis and probe texture calibrations. Each team will measure a statistically significant amount of point measurements in plots distributed throughout the selected area. Of these plots, soil bulk density, percentage of organic material, texture and probe calibration analysis will be determined.

Airborne Operations during the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign (Tauriainen, 2008)

The flight measurements will be performed using the TKK Short Skyvan research aircraft. The payload for the SMOS Validation Rehearsal campaign will consist of the following instruments:
• L-band radiometer EMIRAD provided by the Technical University of Denmark (TUD)
• HUT-2D L-band imaging interferometric radiometer provided by TKK
• PARIS GPS reflectrometry system provided by IEEC
• IR sensor provided by the Finnish Institute of Maritime Research (FIMR)
• a low resolution digital video camera

Skyvan and its payload

Skyvan transit from Valencia Airport to the Valencia Anchor Station site and operations

Flight lines over the study area including operational and forthcoming stations:
■ VAS
• SM stations (operative)
o SM stations (to be deployed)/

Flight measurements over the VAS site should be followed by sea water measurements for instrument calibration. Therefore the flight should be extended before landing at the Valencia airport to cover a short track over the Mediterranean. The Valencia buoy from the Spanish Port System (Puertos del Estado) could be of interest (tbc)

The Skyvan will be kept at the
Air Nostrum facilities
in the Valencia Manises Airport (see Google location)

Modelling

(i) At CESBIO, modelling work is currently carried out to simulate passive microwave brightness temperatures. Surfex, a SVAT (Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer) model from Météo France, is used to characterize the surface according to ground and meteorological data from the Valencia Anchor Station area. Outputs from this surface modelling are used in the L-MEB (L-band Microwave Emission of the Biosphere, Wigneron et al., 2007) model to simulate the surface emission (brightness temperatures) at L-band. These simulations, spatialized at the SMOS pixel, will be compared in a further step with the SMOS measurements during the Commissioning Phase.
(Wigneron J-P, Y. Kerr, P. Waldteufel, K. Saleh, M.-J. Escorihuela, P., Richaume, P. Ferrazzoli, P. de Rosnay, R. Gurney, J.-C. Calvet, J.P., Grant, M. Guglielmetti, B. Hornbuckle, C. Mätzler, T. Pellarin, M. Schwank (2007): L-band Microwave Emission of the Biosphere (L-MEB) Model: Description and calibration against experimental data sets over crop fields. Remote Sens. Env., 107, p. 639-655, 2007)

Meteorological stations available for modelling and spatializing at the SMOS footprint scale

(ii) HIRLAM is currently being applied to the area. Soil Moisture fields will be extracted from HIRLAM analyses during the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign and compared to the Soil Moisture network, in collaboration with the Spanish AEMet. As a trial, the picture below shows the Soil Moisture field obtained from the output from HIRLAM for 14/07/05, at 00Z. All the HIRLAM analyses will be available for the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign.

Acknowledgments

Spanish Research Programme on Space, Spanish Ministry for Education and Science

General Directorate for Climate Change, Department for Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing, Regional Government of the Valencian Autonomous Community

European Space Agency (ESA) (SMOS)

Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (TUD)

Laboratory of Space Technology, Teknillinen Korkeakoulu (Helsinki University of Technology). See also http://www.space.hut.fi/research/equipment/hut2d/hut2d.html

Valencia Company for Energetic Exploitation of Waste, SA

Spanish Airports and Airspace (AENA)

Air Nostrum

Irrigation Advisory Service for Farmers (SIAR), Department of Agriculture, Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha

Irrigation Technology Service, Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA)

Jucar River Basin Authority. Office for Hydrological Planning

Meteorological State Agency of Spain (AEMet) (formerly, Spanish Institute for Meteorology, INM)

Section for Forest Fire Prevention, Department for Environment, Water, Town Planning and Housing, Regional Government of the Valencian Autonomous Community

Bodegas IRANZO, Caudete de las Fuentes

Bodegas y Viñedos de Utiel

Publications

2011

• Zribi M., Pardé M., Boutin J., Fanise P., Hauser D., Dechambre M., Kerr Y., Leduc-Leballeur M., Reverdin G., Skou N., Søbjærg S., Albergel C., Calvet J.C., Wigneron J.P., Lopez-Baeza E., Rius A., Tenerelli J. (2011): CAROLS: A New Airborne L-Band Radiometer for Ocean Surface and Land Observations. Sensors. 11(1), 719-742 (2011)

2010

• Cano A., Saleh K., Wigneron J.-P., Antolin C., Balling J.E., Kerr Y., Kruszewski A., Millan-Scheiding C., Søbjaerg S.S., Skou N., Lopez-Baeza E. (2010): The SMOS Mediterranean Ecosystem L-band Characterisation Experiment (MELBEX) over Natural Shrubs. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114 (4): 844-853, (2010) doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.11.019

• Juglea, S., Kerr, Y., Mialon, A., Wigneron, J.-P., Lopez-Baeza, E., Cano, A., Albitar, A., Millan-Scheiding, C., Carmen Antolin, M., and Delwart, S. (2010): Modelling soil moisture at SMOS scale by use of a SVAT model over the Valencia Anchor Station. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14, 831-846, (2010) doi:10.5194/hess-14-831-2010

• Juglea, S. Y. Kerr, A. Mialon, E. Lopez-Baeza, D. Braithwaite, and K. Hsu (2010): Evaluation of PERSIANN database in the framework of SMOS Calibration/Validation activities over Valencia Anchor Station. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14, 1509-1525, (2010) doi:10.5194/hess-14-1509-2010

2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza & SMOS Cal/Val AO Project no.3252 Team (2008): Valencia Site Data Processing & Model Results. Workshop of the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 18-19 Nov. 200

• K. Saleh, E. Lopez-Baeza, A. Cano, C. Millan, C. Antolin & SMOS Validation Rehearsal Team (2008): SMOS Validation Rehearsal Flights (EMIRAD) VALENCIA. Workshop of the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 18-19 Nov. 200

• A. Cano, J.-P. Wigneron, C. Millán-Scheiding, C. Antolín, J.E. Balling, J.P. Grant, A. Kruszewski, K. Saleh, S.S. Søbjærg, N. Skou and E. Lopez-Baeza (2008): Vegetation Signatures at the VAS Site(MELBEX-1 & 2). SMOS meeting in Bordeaux. INRA, 30-31 October 2008

• K. Saleh, E. Lopez-Baeza, A. Cano, C. Millan, C. Antolin & SMOS Validation Rehearsal Team (2008): SMOS Validation Rehearsal Flights (EMIRAD) VALENCIA. SMOS meeting in Bordeaux. INRA, 30-31 October 2008

• Millán-Scheiding, C; Marco, J; Soriano, M.P; Torre, E; Torregrosa, G; Ábalos, B; Requena, F; Cano, A; Antolín, C; E. Lopez-Baeza (2008): VAS Soil and Vegetation Characterization. SMOS meeting in Bordeaux. INRA, 30-31 October 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza & SMOS Cal/Val AO Proposal no.3252 Team (2008): General Presentation of SMOS Activities over the Valencia Anchor Station Cal/Val Sites. SMOS meeting in Bordeaux. INRA, 30-31 October 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, M.C. Antolin, J. Balling, F. Belda, C. Bouzinac, A. Cano, S. Delwart, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, S. Juglea, Y. Kerr, C. Millan-Scheiding, C. Narbon, D. Rodriguez, K. Saleh, J. Sanchis, N. Skou, S. Søbjærg, S. Tauriainen, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, S. Vidal, J.-P. Wigneron, P. Wursteisen (2008): La Misión SMOS: Actividades Preparatorias de Validación en la Valencia Anchor Station. VI Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Española de Climatología– 6th Internacional Congress of the Spanish Association for Climatology. Cambio Climático Regional y sus Impactos – Regional Climate Change and its Impacts. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, 8-11 Oct. 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, M.C. Antolin, J. Balling, F. Belda, C. Bouzinac, A. Cano, S. Delwart, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, J. Grant, S. Juglea, Y. Kerr, C. Millan-Scheiding, C. Narbon, D. Rodriguez, K. Saleh, J. Sanchis, N. Skou, S. Søbjærg, S. Tauriainen, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, S. Vidal, J.-P. Wigneron, P. Wursteisen (2008): Validation Activities Preparation for SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Land Products at the Valencia Anchor Station. 2008 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Darmstadt, Germany, 08 - 12 September 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, M.C. Antolin, J. Balling, F. Belda, C. Bouzinac, A. Cano, S. Delwart, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, J. Grant, S. Juglea, Y. Kerr, C. Millan-Scheiding, C. Narbon, D. Rodriguez, K. Saleh, J. Sanchis, N. Skou, S. Søbjærg, S. Tauriainen, A. Velazquez-Blazquez, S. Vidal, J.-P. Wigneron, P. Wursteisen (2008): SMOS Land Product Validation Activities at the Valencia Anchor Station. 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Session A3.1. on Space Data Utilization for Earth. Current and Future Missions, Montreal, Canada , 13-20 July 2008

• S. Juglea, Y.H. Kerr, A. Mialon, E.Lopez-Baeza, J.C.Calvet, J.P. Wigneron (2008): L-Band brightness temperature simulated from coupled SVAT model and radiative transfer model over the Valencia Anchor Station. EGU General Assembly 2008, Session on Soil moisture estimation using field instrumentation, remote sensing and modelling (HS11.5), Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008

• A. Cano, C. Millán-Scheiding, J.-P. Wigneron, C. Antolín, J.E. Balling, J.P. Grant, A. Kruszewski, K. Saleh, S.S. Søbjærg, N. Skou and E. López-Baeza (2008): The Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band EXperiment over vineyards (MELBEX-II). 10th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing for the Environment, (Italy), 11 - 14 March 2008

• K. Saleh, Kerr Y.H., Boulet G., Escorihuela M.J, Maisongrande P., Richaume P., de Rosnay P., Wigneron J.-P., López-Baeza E., Grant J.P, Delwart S., Berger M., Panciera R., Walker J.P. (2008): Main outcomes of the CoSMOS/NAFE campaign for the validation of the SMOS soil moisture retrieval algorithm. 10th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing for the Environment, (Italy), 11 - 14 March 2008

• J-P Wigneron, Y. Kerr, K. Saleh, P. Richaume, P. de Rosnay, M-J Escorihuela, J.-C Calvet, A. Cano, A. Chanzy, F. Demontoux, J. P. Grant, M. Guglielmetti, P. Ferrazzoli, H. Lauwrence, E. Lopez-Baeza, A. Mialon, T. Pellarin, C. Rüdiger, G. Ruffié, M. Schwank, N. Skou, P. Waldteufel, M. Berger, S. Delwart (2008): Parameterisation and calibration of L-MEB in the Level-2 SMOS algorithm. 10th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing for the Environment, (Italy), 11 - 14 March 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, A. Cano, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, C. Millan, C. Narbon, J. Sanchis, A. Velazquez, S. Vidal. Other Contributors: CERES Science Team, CHJ, EOLAB, GIST, GVA-CMA, INM, SMOS Science Group (2008): Advanced Characterisation of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GERB International Science Team - GIST 27 Meeting, University of Valencia, 16th – 18th January 2008

2007

• Walker J.P., E. Botha, G. Boulet, J. Balling, M. Bell, A. Berg, M. Berger, D. Biasoni, Y. Chen,E. Christen, R. deJeu, P. deRosnay, C. Dever, C. Draper, J. Fenollar, C. Gomez, J. Grant, J. Hacker, M. Hafeez, G. Hancock, D. Hansen, L. Holz, J. Hornbuckle, R. Hurkmans, T. Jackson, J. Johanson, P. Jones, S. Jones, J. Kalma, Y. Kerr, E. Kim, V. Kuzmin, V. Lakshmi, E. Lopez, V. Maggioni, P. Maisongrande, C. Martinez, L. McKee, O. Merlin, I. Mladenova, P. O'Neill, R. Panciera, V. Paruscio, R. Pipunic, W. Rawls, M. Rinaldi, C. Rudiger, P. Saco, K. Saleh, S. Savstrup-Kristensen, V. Shoemark, N. Skou, S. Soebjaerg, G. Summerell, R. Teuling, H. Thompson, M. Thyer, J. Toyra, A. Tsang, T. Wells, P. Wursteisen and R. Young (2007): The National Airborne Field Experiment Data Sets. MODSIM07, International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, New Zealand, 10-13 December 2007

• Cano A., José Luis Añón, Càndid Reig, Cristina Millán Scheiding and Ernesto López Baeza (2007): Wireless Sensor Network for Soil Moisture Applications. International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, 14-20 October 2007 - Valencia, Spain

• K Saleh Contell, Y. Kerr, MJ Escorihuela, G. Boulet, P. Maisongrande, P. de Rosnay, D. Floricioiu, JP Wigneron, A Cano, E Lopez-Baeza, JP Grant, J Balling, N Skou, M Berger, S Delwart, P Wursteisen, R Panciera, J Walker (2007): The ESA CoSMOS L-band experiment in Southeast Australia. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Symposium on -"Sensing and Understanding our Planet"-, Barcelona, 23-27 July 2007

• A. Cano, J-P Wigneron, C. Antolín, J.E. Balling, E. Lopez-Baeza, J. Fenollar, J. P. Grant, A. Kruszewski, C. Millán-Scheiding, K. Saleh, S.S. Sobjaerg, N. Skou (2007): The Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band characterisation EXperiment (MELBEX) over natural shrubs. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Symposium on -"Sensing and Understanding our Planet"-, Barcelona, 23-27 July 2007

• C. Millán-Scheiding, C. Antolín, A. Cano, E. López-Baeza (2007): Uso de Unidades Fisio-Hidrológicas en la Monitorización de la Humedad del Suelo con SMOS [Use of Physio-Hydrological Units for Soil Moisture Monitoring with SMOS]. III Simposio Nacional sobre Control de la Degradación de Suelos y Desertificación. Fuerteventura, 16-20 de Septiembre de 2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2007): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

2006

• J.-P. Wigneron, Y. Kerr, P. Waldteufel, P. Ferrazzoli, P. Richaume, K. Saleh, J-C Calvet, A. Chanzy, P. de Rosnay, M.-J. Escorihuela, J. Fenollar, J.P. Grant, E. Lopez-Baeza, C. Mätzler, T. Pellarin, M. Schwank, A. Van de Griend, A. Mahmoodi, S. Delwart (2006): Recent Advances in modelling the land surface emission at L-band - Application to L-MEB in the operational SMOS algorithm. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Oral Presentation)

• Ruiz-Calaforra, C., C. Domenech, A. Velazquez, A. Lidon, E. López-Baeza (2006): Application of the dryness temperature-vegetation difference index (TVDI) to the Valencia and Alacant Anchor Station in the context of SMOS mission. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)

• Lopez-Baeza, E.; Cano, A.; Domenech, C.; Fenollar, J.; Ferreira, G.; Ruiz, C.; Saleh, K.; Velazquez, A.; Vidal, S. (2006): Assessing the quality of low-spatial resolution remote sensing data and products by independent large-scale estimations at the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. Committee on Space Research 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Scientificc Commission A3.1 Terrestrial phenomena and land products from space: validation, application and perspectives. Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006. Solicited Presentation

• Wigneron, J.-P., Y. Kerr, P. Waldteufel, P. Richaume, K. Saleh, J. P. Grant, A. Van de Griend, F. Demontoux, G. Ruffié, P. Ferrazzoli, P. De Rosnay, M-J Escorihuela, J-C Calvet, J. Fenollar, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Recent Advances in estimating the L-band microwave signature of natural land surface covers. 1st Workshop on Remote Sensing and Modeling of Surface Properties. See ppt presentation. Paris, France, 20-22 June 2006

• Lopez-Baeza, E. & Climatology from Satellites Group (2006): Validation of low-spatial resolution remote sensing data and products. 26th EARSeL (European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories) Symposium on NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN REMOTE SENSING. Warsaw, Poland, May 29 – June 2, 2006. Invited Presentation

• Lopez-Baeza, E., Fenollar, J, Cano, Grant, JP, Antolin, C, Millan, C, Wigneron, JP, Saleh, K, (2006): The Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band characterisation EXperiment (MELBEX) over natural shrubs, 6th SMOS Science Workshop, Technical University of Denmark, May 15-17, 2006 (Oral Presentation)

• C. Millán-Scheiding, A. Cano, J. Fenollar, E. Carbó, M.C. Antolín, C. Reig, J. L. Añón & E. López-Baeza (2006): Soil Moisture Characterization at The Valencia Anchor Station, 6th SMOS Science Workshop, Technical University of Denmark, May 15-17, 2006 (Poster)

• J. Fenollar, A. Cano & E. López-Baeza (2006): Campaign COSMOS-2: Supporting Measurements of Soil Moisture, LAI, NDVI and TIR, 6th SMOS Science Workshop, Technical University of Denmark, May 15-17, 2006 (Poster)

• Ruiz Calaforra, C., C. Doménech, A. Velázquez, A.L. Lidón Cerezuela y E. López Baeza (2006): Verificación y aplicación del índice de sequedad del suelo Temperature – Vegetation Difference Index, con datos de teledetección del sensor MODIS, en la comarca de La Plana Utiel - Requena [Verification and application of the dryness index, Temperature – Vegetation Difference Index, with remote sensing data from MODIS sensor, in La Plana Utiel – Requena region.] 5th Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 2006

• Fenollar, J., K. Saleh, A. Cano, J.E. Balling, S.S. Søbjaerg, N. Skou, J.-P. Wigneron y E. López-Baeza (2006): El Experimento MELBEX (Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band characterisation EXperiment) en el marco de la Misión SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) de ESA [The MELBEX (Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band characterisation EXperiment) Experiment in the context of the ESA SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Mission]. 5th Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 2006

2005

• Vall-llossera, M., A. Camps, I. Corbella, F. Torres, N. Duffo, A. Monerris, R. Sabia, D. Selva, C. Antolín, E. López-Baeza, J.F. Ferrer, K. Saleh (2005): SMOS REFLEX 2003: L-Band Emissivity Characterization of Vineyards. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, May 2005, Vol., 43, 973-982

2004

• Saleh, K., Wigneron, J.P., Calvet, J.C., Lopez-Baeza, E., Berger, M., Wursteisen, P., Simmonds, L., Miller, J. (2004): The EuroSTARRS airborne campaign in support of the SMOS mission: First results over land surfaces. Int. J. Remote Sensing, 10 Jan. 2004, Vol. 25, No. 1, 177–194

2003

• M. Berger, Y. Kerr, J. Font, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, K. Saleh, E. Lopez-Baeza, L. Simmonds, P. Ferrazzoli, B. van den Hurk, P. Waldteufel, F. Petitcolin, A. van de Griend, E. Attema & M. Rast (2003): Measuring the Moisture in the Earth’s Soil - Advancing the Science with ESA’s SMOS Mission. esa bulletin 115 - August 2003, 40-45

• E. López-Baeza, J.-C. Calvet, J. Etcheto, H. Finkenzeller, J. Font, Y. Kerr, J. Miller, J. Wesson, J.-P. Wigneron, M.l Berger, P. Wursteisen, P. Fletcher, E. Attema (2003): EuroSTARRS: Campaign Description. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 37-45

• E. Lopez-Baeza, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, M. C. Antolín, J-M Bonnefond, G Courrier, F. Ferrer, N. Fritz, F. Froissard, D Garrigou, D Guyon, T. Pellarin, K. Saleh, D. Suquia (2003): EuroSTARRS Ground Sampling design at the Nezer Site, Agre forest and Valencia Site. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 203-212

• Ferran Ferrer, C. Antolín, E. López-Baeza (2003): Spatial distribution of soil moisture content and its relationship to other surface parameters at the Valencia site. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 213-223

• K. Saleh, J.-P.Wigneron, J.C. Calvet, E. López-Baeza (2003): STARRS data processing and analysis of L-band brightness temperature over land. Proceedings of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 223-234

• K. Saleh, J.-P.Wigneron, J.C. Calvet, E. López-Baeza (2003): Modelling of L-band brightness temperature over land from STARRS data. Proceedings of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 235-243

• T. Pellarin, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, P. Ferrazzoli, H. Douville, E. Lopez-Baeza, P. Waldteufel, J. Pulliainen, L. P. Simmonds, M. Berger, Y. H. Kerr (2003): Two-Year global simulation of L-band brightness temperatures over the land surfaces. IEEE Trans. Geosc. Remote Sens., Volume: 41, Issue: 9, Year: Sept. 2003, 2135-2139

2002

• M. Force Torres, F. Cárcel Ferrer, E. López-Baeza & L. Sempere Payá (2002): Global brightness temperature simulator in the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Misión Context. Proc. of the Third Int. Congress Man and Soil at the Third Millenium, Ed. by J.L. Rubio, R.P.C. Morgan, S. Asins & V. Andreu. Geoforma Ediciones. Pg.1989-2002

• P. Wursteisen, M. Berger, E. Attema, E. Lopez-Baeza, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, L. Simmonds, B. Main, J. Miller, H. Finkenzeller, J. Etcheto, A. Camps, J. Font, P. Fletcher, Y. Kerr (2002): Overview of the Activities Performed During the EuroSTARRS-2001 Campaign. Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002

• J.-P. Wigneron, E. Lopez Baeza, J.-C. Calvet, K. Saleh, T. Pellarin, M. Berger, L. Simmonds (2002): The EUROSTARSS Experiment over Land Surfaces (SMOS Mission): First Results. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002

Projects

Postgraduate Students: Aurelio Cano, Carlos Domenech, A.Geraldo Ferreira, Cristina Millan, Cecilia Narbon, Diego Rodriguez, Javio Sanchis, Almudena Velazquez, Sara Vidal

ESA SPP : CoSMOS Data Analysis Study
ESA-ESTEC Contract. P.I.: Dr Yann H. Kerr (CESBIO, Toulouse, France)

Validation of SMOS Products over Mediterranean Ecosystem Vegetation at the Valencia Anchor Station Reference Area
ESA SMOS Cal/Val Announcement of Opportunities (ID 3252). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza

Thank you Carlos!!!

Validación de Productos, Explotación de Datos y Centro Experto para la Misión SMOS. Parte UVEG (MIDAS-5/UVEG)
[Product Validation, Data Exploitation and Expert Center for the SMOS Mission. UVEG Part (MIDAS-5/UVEG)]
Spanish Ministry for Education and Science (National Research Programme on Space). P.I.: E. López Baeza

Calibración de las Medidas Obtenidas por el Radiómetro MIRAS de la Misión SMOS y Generación de Mapas de Salinidad y Humedad del Suelo. Parte UVEG (MIDAS-4/UVEG)
[Calibration of SMOS MIRAS Radiometer Measurements and Generation of Maps of Salinity and of Soil Moisture Content. UVEG Part (MIDAS-4/UVEG)]
Spanish Ministry for Education and Science (National Research Programme on Space). P.I.: E. López Baeza

CoSMOS Campaign in Australia Sponshorship
ESA-ESTEC (Oct. 2005 - Dic. 2005). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza

Contribución de España al Desarrollo del Segmento de Tierra de la Misión SMOS de la ESA Durante 2004-05 (MIDAS-3)
[Contribution of Spain to the Development of the ESA SMOS Mission Ground Segment During 2004-2005]
Subcontract within Ministry for Education and Culture Project of Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (CSIC) (Dec. 2004 – Dec. 2005). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza (P.I. of Main Project: Jordi Font, Inst. Ciencias Mar del CSIC, Barcelona)

Definición del Proceso de Datos de la Mision Espacial SMOS en la Estación de Villafranca del Castillo (SMOS-GS-B) (MIDAS-2)
[Data Processing Definition for the SMOS Space Mission at Villafranca del Castillo]
Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (National Research Programme on Space) (Dic. 2003 - Jun. 2005). P.I.: E. López Baeza (P.I. of Coordinated Project: Jordi Font, Inst. Ciencias Mar del CSIC, Barcelona)

Medidas Radiométricas en Microondas y Desarrollo de Algoritmos para la Misión SMOS (MIDAS)
[Microwave Radiometric Measurements and Algorithm Development for the SMOS Mission]
Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (National Research Programme on Space) (Dic. 2001 - Dic. 2003). P.I.: E. López Baeza (P.I. of Coordinated Project: Jordi Font, Inst. Ciencias Mar del CSIC, Barcelona)

Signature Radiometrique des Forets en Bande L: Analyse de la Champagne EuroSTARRS (SMOS Mision)
Programme National “Télédétection Spatiale“ (France) (2002 - 2003). P.I.: Dr. J.-P- Wigneron (INRA Bioclimatologie, Bordeaux, France)

Technical Assistance for Deployment of Ground Instruments During EuroSTARRS-2001
Contract ESA-ESTEC no: 15949/02/NL/SF (May 2002 - Nov. 2002). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza

Soil Moisture Retrieval by a Future Space-borne Earth Observation Mission
Contract ESTEC-ESA (AO/14662/00/NL/DC) (Nov. 2000 - Feb. 2003). P.I.: Dr. L.P. Simmonds (The University of Reading, UK); E. Lopez-Baeza Coordinator of Task 4 on Definition of campaigns to support data exploitation and assimilation

ACCION ESPECIAL sobre Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity (SMOS)
[SPECIAL ACTION on Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity (SMOS)]
Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (National Research Programme on Space) (1999 - 2000). P.I.: Dr. Jordi Font (Inst. Ciencias Mar del CSIC, Barcelona)

**EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer)**

http://www.esa.int/esaLP/ASESMYNW9SC_LPearthcare_0.html

Artist Image of EarthCARE

Publications

2012

• Domenech C., E. Lopez-Baeza, D. P. Donovan and T. Wehr (2012): Radiative Flux Estimation from BBR using Synthetic Angular Models in the EarthCARE Mission framework. Part II: Evaluation Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 2012. [under review]

2011

• Domenech, C., E. Lopez-Baeza, David P. Donovan, Tobias Wehr (2011): Radiative Flux Estimation from a Broadband Radiometer Using Synthetic Angular Models in the EarthCARE Mission Framework. Part I: Methodology. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatololy, 50, 974–993 (2011) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2526.1

2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza, C. Doménech García, A. Velazquez Blazquez, H.W. Barker, F.H. Berger, A. Lorenz, M. Viollier, M. Capderou, P. Raberanto, D. Donovan, M. Bouvet (2007): Improvement of Angular Dependence Models for the Broadband Radiometer Onboard the ESA EarthCARE Mission. The EarthCARE Workshop. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-9 May 2007

• C. Domenech, D. P. Donovan, H. W. Barker, M. Bouvet, E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): Synergy between active and passive sensors for improving retrieval algorithms. The EarthCARE Workshop. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-9 May 2007

• Domenech, C., Donovan, D.P., Barker, H.W., Bouvet, M., Lopez-Baeza, E. (2007): Improvement of Broadband Radiance to Flux Conversion by Using the Synergy Between Active and Passive Remote Sensing Instruments. SPIE Europe Remote Sensing 2007, Florence, Italy, 17 - 20 September 2007

2006

• Lopez-Baeza, E., C. Domenech, H. W. Barker, M. Bouvet, D. Donovan, A. Velazquez (2006): The ESA EarthCARE Mission. Development of 3 along-track views angular dependence models for improved radiance to flux conversion. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Oral Presentation)

• Lopez-Baeza, E.; Domenech, C.; Barker, H.W.; Bouvet, M.; Donovan, D.; Velazquez, A. (2006): Development of an extense atmospheric scene database with the 3-D Monte-Carlo EarthCARE Simulator to build 3 along-track views angular dependence models in the framework of ESA EarthCARE Mission. Committee on Space Research 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Scientificc Commission A1.1 Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Surface Layer, Troposphere, Stratosphere and Mesosphere. Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006

• Domenech, C., E. López-Baeza (2006): Development of broadband BRDFs from TOA CERES radiances corresponding to large footprints at a global scale. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)

• Domenech, C., E. López-Baeza (2006): Obtention and classification of broadband low spatial resolution BRDFs from TOA CERES radiances. Committee on Space Research 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Scientificc Commission A3.1 Terrestrial phenomena and land products from space: validation, application and perspectives. Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006

• Domenech, C., E. López-Baeza (2006): Obtención y Clasificación de BRDFs de Banda Ancha en Baja Resolución Espacial a partir de Radiancias CERES en Techo de la Atmósfera [Broadband and Low Spatial Resolution BRDFs Retrieval from CERES Top of Atmosphere Radiances]. 5th Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 2006

2004

• ESA 2004. Mission Experts Division. Scientific Co-ordinator: P. Ingmann. Members of EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group (2004): EarthCARE - Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer . REPORTS FOR MISSION SELECTION. THE SIX CANDIDATE EARTH EXPLORER MISSIONS. ESA SP-1279(1). April 2004. ESA Publications Division, c/o ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Editor: B. Battrick. ISBN 92-9092-962-6. ISSN 0379-6566

2003

• Bodas-Salcedo, A., Lopez-Baeza, E., Smith, G.L. (2003): A flux retrieval error behavior with CERES/TRMM data. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII. Edited by Schaefer, Klaus P.; Lado-Bordowsky, Olga; Comeron, Adolfo; Picard, Richard H. Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 4882, pp. 1-12 (2003)

• Bodas Salcedo, A., J. F. Gimeno Ferrer and E. López Baeza (2003): Flux retrieval optimisation with an along-track broad-band radiometer. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108 No. D2, 2003

2002

• R. Kandel, A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, and E. López-Baeza (2002): Broad-Band Radiometry for EarthCARE. Proc. EarthCARE Workshop (Second international workshop on space-borne cloud profiling radar). CRL/ARS Report02-02, 133-136, TRITON SQUARE, Tokyo, Japan, 17-18 July 2002

• A. Bodas Salcedo, J. F. Gimeno Ferrer, and E. López-Baeza (2002): BBR Radiance to Flux Inversion Analysis. Proc. EarthCARE Workshop 137-143, TRITON SQUARE, Tokyo, Japan, 17-18 July 2002

• A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, E. López Baeza, and J. P. V. Poiares Baptista (2002): Study of the Radiance to Flux Inversion within the Framework of the EarthCARE Mission. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002

• A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer y E. Lopez Baeza (2002): Optimización de un Radiómetro de Banda Ancha en el Marco de la Futura Misión EarthCARE. El Agua y el Clima - L'Aigua i el Clima, José A. Guijarro Pastor, Miquel Grimalt Gelabert, Mercedes Laita Ruiz de Asúa y Sergio Alonso Oroza (Eds.). Publicaciones de la Asociación Española de Climatología (AEC), 2002, Serie A, nº 3, pag. 375-385, Planográfica Balear, Marratxí (Mallorca), xii+594 pp

2001

• ESA 2001: Members of EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group (2001): The five candidate Earth Explorer Core Missions – EarthCARE – Earth Clouds, Aerosols, and Radiation Explorer. ESA SP-1257(1)

Projects

Postgraduate Students: Carlos Domenech and Almudena Velazquez

Improvement of Angular Dependence Models

Contract ESTEC-ESA (Dec. 2003 – Dec. 2005)

Partners:

University of Valencia (Coordination Institution)
Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique du CNRS (France)
Meteorological Service of Canada
Technische Universitat Dresden (Germany)

P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza (Coordinator)

ESA Scientific Coordinator: Dr Marc Bouvet

Objectives of the Study Project

1) to develop improved ADMs from instantaneous flux retrieval, specially for broad-band radiometers with a footprint in the order of around 10km and multi-view capability and
2) to evaluate the impact of three-dimensional radiative effects on the accuracy of the derived TOA fluxes

Overall structure of the Study Plan

The work was planned by a close interaction between experimental and theoretical results.

The first task was devoted to the construction of a database from satellite data. The best current source has been the instrument CERES/Terra with its along-track capabilities, once a true along-track (trueAT) scan was implemented attempting to rectify the original configuration which did not take into account the Earth rotation, causing the RAA to be kept constant at 90 degrees. As a consequence of that, there was originally a several footprints distance between a forward and backward sweep even for relatively small (<60 degrees) VZAs. The Study Team proposed the CERES Science Team to introduce a variable trueAT angle as a function of a satellite groundtrack latitude, seeking to minimize the width of an AT swath within VZAs of less than 60 degrees. This correction is now operational in the CERES system.

True CERES along-track scan over the Valencia Anchor Station

The second task defined the scenes upon which the angular models were constructed. The total number of simulated scenes is larger than 200.000, building up significant ensembles with a robust statistical analysis, and including realistic 3D effects. This figure is really huge although it is a minimum number to be able to develop ADMs at a global scale, as EarthCARE will do. The scene definition includes realistic atmospheric situations, considering their spatial and temporal variability as well, defined according to latitude and geometrical observation conditions for a sunsynchronous EarthCARE orbit with Equator crossing time between 13:30 and 14:00 LST on a descending node.
ADM Scene Definition (SW)

ADM Scene Database (SW)

No. of subscenes x geometrical cases [ f(orbital constrain) ] = 214.396 simulations
2.868 Clear-sky ADMs
210.600 Cloud ADMs
918 Dust Storm ADMs

Simulations carried out in the EarthCARE Simulator, a 3D Monte-Carlo photon transport algorithm for shortwave and longwave that includes multiscattering
(Donovan, D. P., Schutgens, N., Baptista, J.-P. V., Barker, H., Blanchet, J.-P., Belaulne, A., Symeyer, W., Quante, M., Schimmer, I., Macke, A., Testud, J., Kato, S., Cole, J., 2004. The EarthCARE Simulator. Users Guide and Final Report. KNMI, ESA/ESTEC, MSC, UQAM, GKSS, U. of Kiel, CETP-UVSQ and Penn. State U.)/

Computational Interface Systems

University of Valencia SGI Altix 3700 Computing System, 72 processors and 160GB central memory

European Space Agency (ESA) Grid on-Demand Services and Infrastructure (GODIS) for Earth Observation Applications. See also http://eogrid.esrin.esa.int/news/fullproject.asp?id=17

ESA Grid On-Demand CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) associated cluster

Broadband Radiometer Optimization Study
Contract ESTEC n°14685/00/NL/JSC through REOSC SAGEM (France) (Oct. 2000 - Jul. 2001). P.I. (sub-contract): E. Lopez-Baeza

Study of the Flux Retrieval Error Behaviour.
Validation Using Real CERES/TRMM Data

Shortwave (SW)(Simulations)

SW RMSE inversion error as a function of the viewing zenith angle (VZA), as obtained from radiative transfer simulations, for ocean and for two different cloud cover intervals, namely clear sky (left) and overcast (right)
The four graphs within each figure correspond to different relative azimuth intervals as indicated in the square brackets
The different curves correspond to different solar zenith angles (SZA) as indicated in the legend
Note the different scaling of the axes

Shortwave (SW)(CERES/TRMM Data)

Study of the Flux Retrieval Error Behaviour using real CERES/TRMM Data
SW flux retrieval error as function of the VZA, using only one azimuthal bin
Cloud cover intervals range from 0 to 50% (left), and from 50 to 100% (right)
Different lines correspond to different solar zenith angle bins

Longwave (LW)

Left: LW RMSE inversion error as a function of the VZA, as obtained from radiative transfer simulations. The results correspond to any surface type (ocean, land, vegetation) for six different cloud cover values
Right: LW flux retrieval error as function of the viewing zenith angle for two cloud cover intervals, from 0 to 50%, and from 50 to 100%, from real CERES/TRM data

Generation of Realistic Synthetic Cloud Images to Study the Influence of the Spatial Structure of the Scene

The size of the cloud fields are 512 x 512 km2. The resolution is 500 m (~ size of the Multispectral Imager, MSI, also onboard the EarthCARE Platform)
See Alejandro Bodas' Doctoral Thesis: Optimización de un Radiómetro de Banda Ancha en el Marco de la Misión EarthCARE (ESA). Estudio del Proceso de Inversión de Radiancias a Flujos. Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003 (In Spanish)

**GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget)**/

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/spat/research/atmos_missions/gerb/
http://www.ssd.rl.ac.uk/gerb/
http://gerb.oma.be/gerb//

1st GERB-2 MSG-1 Images
Very first GERB images taken on 12 December 2002 at 16.25 UTC, showing total radiances (left) and short wave radiances (right)

1st GERB-1 MSG-2 Images
The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) flying on MSG-2 captured its first image on 31 January 2006, just a week after the first SEVIRI image.

Left SHORTWAVE, right TOTAL. These are raw images before calibration and optimisation of the instrument. The image is slightly truncated at the South Pole due to the high inclination of the MSG satellite during commissioning.

Publications

2011

• Ferreira, A.G., E. Soria-Olivas, A.J. Serrano López and E. Lopez-Baeza (2011): Estimating net radiation at surface using artificial neural networks: a new approach. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 106, Nos. 1-2, 263-279 DOI 10.1007/s00704-011-0488-7 (2011)

2008

• A. Velázquez Blázquez, A. Geraldo Ferreira, G.L. Smith, E. López Baeza, and SCALES team (2008): Current Status of the Validation Methodology for GERB at the Valencia Anchor Station Area. CERES/GERB Science Team Meeting, NASA GISS, 27-31 October 2008

• A.G. Ferreira, A. Velázquez Blázquez, E. Soria, E. Lopez-Baeza, J. Sanchis Muñoz (2008): Study of the Relationship Between Surface Net Radiation and Soil Heat Flux by Using Valencia Anchor Station Ground Measurements and GERB/SEVIRI Data. 2008 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Darmstadt - Germany, 8 – 12 September 2008

• A. Velazquez, E. Lopez-Baeza, et al. (2008): Current status of the validation methodology for GERB at the Valencia Anchor Station. GIST 27, University of Valencia, 16th – 18th January 2008

• E. Lopez-Baeza, R. Acosta, A. Cano, C. Domenech, A.G. Ferreira, C. Millan, C. Narbon, J. Sanchis, A. Velazquez, S. Vidal. Other Contributors: CERES Science Team, CHJ, EOLAB, GIST, GVA-CMA, INM, SMOS Science Group (2008): Advanced Characterisation of the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GERB International Science Team - GIST 27 Meeting, University of Valencia, 16th – 18th January 2008

2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza, Cano, A.; Domenech, C.; Estelles, V.; Ferreira, A.G.; Narbon, C.; Sanchis, J.; Velazquez, A.; Vidal, S.; Smith, G.L.; Szewczyk, Z.P.; Labajo, A.; Alonso, S.; Harries, J.E.; Russell, J.E.; Clerbaux, N.; Dewitte, S.; Rius, T.;Torrobella, J.; Pino, D.; Sanchez, J.J.; Tarruella, R. (2007): Validation of broadband radiation balance products at the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GERB/CERES Ground Validation Campaigns. The EarthCARE Workshop. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-9 May 2007

• Velázquez Blázquez, A., A. Cano, N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, C. Doménech, V. Estellés, A.G. Ferreira, L. Gonzalez, J. Jorge Sanchez, N.G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. Rius, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, S. Vidal, E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): Simulation of CERES and GERB TOA Products over the Valencia Anchor Station for GERB Validation Purposes. Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2007): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

2006

• Lopez-Baeza, E.; A. Velazquez; S. Alonso; S. Dewitte; C. Diaz-Pabon; C. Domenech; J.E. Harries; J. Jorge; A. Labajo; N. Pineda; D. Pino; A. Rius; J.E. Russell; G.L. Smith; Z. P. Szewczyk; R. Tarruella; and J. Torrobella (2006): [CERES SCALES GROUND VALIDATION CAMPAIGNS FOR GERB. ASSESSMENT OF THE VALENCIA ANCHOR STATION CAPABILITIES. (In the framework of EUMETSAT/ESA MSG-RAO Project no. 138 GIST Proposal for Calibration/Validation of SEVIRI and GERB (PI: J.E. Harries) Proceedings of the 3rd MSG RAO Workshop, 15 June 2006. Helsinki, Findland (ESA SP-619, August 2006), pg. 11-17

2005

• A. Velazquez Blazquez, S. Alonso, A. Bodas-Salcedo, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2005): Comparison of top of the atmosphere GERB measured radiances with independent radiative transfer simulations obtained at the Valencia Anchor Station reference area. 11th SPIE International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere X. Bruges, Belgium, 19–22 Sept. 2005

• E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Alonso, A. Comerón, R. Diaz-Pabon, C. Domenech, J.F. Gimeno-Ferrer, J. Jorge, A. Labajo, N. Pineda, D. Pino, A. Rius, F. Rocadenbosch, K Saleh, M. Sicard, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, and A. Velazquez (2005): A High-Quality Dataset of Land-Surface and Atmospheric Measurements for the Comparison/Crosscalibration of Data From Large Scale Optical Earth Observation Sensors in Space. The Valencia Anchor Station. Proceedings of the Workshop on Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors. ESA/ESTEC 12-14 October 2004. ESA-WPP-244, Feb. 2005

2004

• Velazquez, A., E. Lopez-Baeza, G.L. Smith and Z. Peter Szewczyk (2004): CERES Operations for the Valencia Anchor Station in Support of GERB Validation Efforts. CERES SCALES Campaigns. Poster 13th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. Norfolk, Virginia(US), 20–23 Sep. 2004

• Lopez-Baeza, E., Belda, F., Bodas, A., Crommelynck, D., Dewitte, S., Domenech, C.; Gimeno, J.F., Harries, J.E., Jorge Sanchez, J., Pineda, N., Pino, D., Rius, A., Saleh, K., Tarruella, R., Velazquez, A. (2004): SCALES: SEVIRI and GERB CaL/VaL area for large-scale field experiments. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII. Edited by Schaefer, Klaus; Comeron, Adolfo; Carleer, Michel R.; Picard, Richard H. Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 5235, pp. 134-148 (2004)

2000

• J.E.Harries, R. Mossavati, E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Dewitte, N. Clerbaux, G.L. Smith, P. Allan, M. Bates, J. Muller, and R. Stuhlmann (2000): Exploiting the GERB/SEVIRI synergy for data validation, new algorithm development and scientific applications (Proposals 138, 142 & 143). Proc. of the First MSG RAO Workshop. Bologna, 17 – 19 May 2000. ESA SP-452. October 2000

Projects

Postgraduate Students: Almudena Velazquez, A. Geraldo Ferreira and Sara Vidal

Calibración de las Medidas Obtenidas por el Radiómetro MIRAS de la Misión SMOS y Generación de Mapas de Salinidad y Humedad del Suelo. Parte UVEG (MIDAS-4/UVEG)
[Calibration of SMOS MIRAS Radiometer Measurements and Generation of Maps of Salinity and of Soil Moisture Content. UVEG Part (MIDAS-4/UVEG)]
Spanish Ministry for Education and Science (National Research Programme on Space). P.I.: E. López Baeza

Área de Calibración/Validacion para Experimentos de Campo en Gran Escala con SEVIRI/GERB (SCALES)
[SEVIRI/GERB Cal/Val Area for Large Scale Field Experiments]
Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (National Research Programme on Space) (Oct. 2002 – Sep. 2005). P.I.: E. Lopez Baeza

GIST Proposal for Calibration/Validation of SEVIRI and GERB
MSG-RAO ESA-EUMETSAT (AOID 138) (2000-2005). P.I.: Professor J. Harries (ICSTM, UK)

GIST Proposal for Development of Algorithms to Aid Interpretation of GERB and SEVIRI Data
MSG-RAO ESA-EUMETSAT (AOID 142) (2000-2005). P.I.: Professor J. Harries (ICSTM, UK)

GIST Plan for Scientific Exploitation of SEVIRI/GERB Data
MSG-RAO ESA-EUMETSAT (AOID 143) (2000-2005). P.I.: Professor J. Harries (ICSTM, UK)

**CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System)**/

http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/ceres/ASDceres.html
http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/PAPS/CERES_Spain.html

Courtesy NASA Earth Observatory (Gracias, Almudena!!!)

CERES en modo RAPS (Rotating Azimuth Plane Scanning)

CERESev116_1.mpeg/

CERES PAPS (Programmable Azimuth Plane Scanning) over the Valencia Anchor Station (June 2003)

CERES PAPS (Programmable Azimuth Plane Scanning) over the Valencia Anchor Station (February 2004)

CERES PAPS (Programmable Azimuth Plane Scanning) over the Valencia Anchor Station (September 2005)

Publications

2012

• Domenech C. and E. Lopez-Baeza (2012): Analysis of broad-band surface BRDFs derived from TOA shortwave CERES measurements for surfaces classified by the IGBP land cover. International Journal of Remote Sensing (2011) [in press]

2008

2007

• Velázquez Blázquez, A., A. Cano, N. Clerbaux, S. Dewitte, C. Doménech, V. Estellés, A.G. Ferreira, L. Gonzalez, J. Jorge Sanchez, N.G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. Rius, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, S. Vidal, E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): Simulation of CERES and GERB TOA Products over the Valencia Anchor Station for GERB Validation Purposes. Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Satellite Meteorology & Oceanography Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24-28 September 2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza, Cano, A.; Domenech, C.; Estelles, V.; Ferreira, A.G.; Narbon, C.; Sanchis, J.; Velazquez, A.; Vidal, S.; Smith, G.L.; Szewczyk, Z.P.; Labajo, A.; Alonso, S.; Harries, J.E.; Russell, J.E.; Clerbaux, N.; Dewitte, S.; Rius, T.;Torrobella, J.; Pino, D.; Sanchez, J.J.; Tarruella, R. (2007): Validation of broadband radiation balance products at the Valencia and the Alacant Anchor Stations. GERB/CERES Ground Validation Campaigns. The EarthCARE Workshop. ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-9 May 2007

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2007): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

2006

• Velazquez Blazquez, A., S. Alonso, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, T., Rius, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Use of CERES dedicated observations to assess the Valencia Anchor Station capabilities for the validation of low-spatial resolution remote sensing data. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)

• A. Velazquez Blazquez, S. Alonso, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, T., Rius, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Use of CERES PAPS observations over the Valencia Anchor Station to validate low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products. 12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation. Madison, Wi, 10 –14 July 2006

• Velazquez Blazquez, A., S. Alonso, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N.G. Loeb, D. Pino, T. Rius, A. Sanchis, G.L. Smith, Z.P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Evaluación de la capacidad de la Valencia Anchor Station de validación de productos de teledetección de baja resolución espacial mediante observaciones CERES exclusivas sobre la zona de la estación. [Assessment of the Valencia Anchor Station capabilities for the validation of low-spatial resolution remote sensing products through the use of CERES dedicated observations]. 5th Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 2006

2005

2004

2000

Projects

Postgraduate Students: Almudena Velazquez and Carlos Domenech

**EPS/MetOp (EUMETSAT Polar System / MetOp)**/

http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=47&l=en http://www.esrin.esa.it/esaME/index.html
http://www.esa.int/esaME

Principle of the Joint Polar System Operations

Publications

• E. Lopez-Baeza; M. Anton Martinez; A. Cano; C. Domenech; A.G. Ferreira; A. Labajo; D. Pino; T. Rius; G.L. Smith; Z.P. Szewczyk; J. Tamayo; A. Velazquez; S. Vidal; (2006): EPS METEOROLOGICAL PRODUCTS VALIDATION AT THE VALENCIA ANCHOR STATION (EPS MET PRO VAS). ESA Publications Division. Special Publication SP-618

Projects

Postgraduate Students: A. Geraldo Ferreira, Aurelio Cano, Carlos Domenech, Almudena Velazquez, Sara Vidal

Meteorological Products Validation at the Valencia Anchor Station (EPS Met Pro VAS)
Joint ESA/EUMETSAT EPS/MetOp Research Announcement of Opportunities (AOID 2997). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza

Other Significant Research Projects and Contracts

Active

Estación Meteorológica de Referencia para Datos y Productos de Teledetección (ANCHOR STATION)
[Meteorological Reference Station for Remote Sensing Data and Products]
Generalitat Valenciana – Universitat de València (Programme on Research Infrastructure) (2000-2001). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza http://www.uv.es/anchors

Postgraduate Students: Aurelio Cano, Carlos Domenech, A.Geraldo Ferreira, Cristina Millan, Cecilia Narbon, Almudena Velazquez, Sara Vidal

Valencia Anchor Station

Técnicas de Teledetección para la Observación de Parámetros Medioambientales en la Comunidad Valenciana en el Período 2004-2006
[Remote Sensing Techniques for the Observation of Environmental Parameters in the Valencia Community Autonomous Region]
Contract Conselleria de Territorio y Vivienda (Direccion General de Calidad Ambiental) de la Generalitat Valenciana (Dec. 2004 - Dec. 2006). P.I.: E. Lopez-Baeza

Postgraduate Students: Aurelio Cano, Carlos Domenech, A.Geraldo Ferreira, Cecilia Narbon, Almudena Velazquez, Sara Vidal

LANDSAT-5 TM (5th July 2003)

Alacant Anchor Station
Meteorological Mast, Radiation Mast and Mobile Air-quality Station

Publications

• F. Martinez, J. Mateu, F. Montes, A. Bodas-Salcedo and E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): A Comparative Analysis of Different Spatial Sampling Schemes: Modelling of SSRB Data. Int. J. Remote Sensing, accepted

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2006): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

• Vidal, S., C. Doménech, A. Velázquez y E. López-Baeza (2006): Análisis comparativo de variables meteorológicas entre dos estaciones meteorológicas permanentes (Anchor Stations) [Comparative analysis of meteorological parameters between two permanent meteorological stations (Anchor Stations)]. 5th Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, 30 Jan. - 3 Feb. 2006

RED IBÉRICA MM5 (Fase 2) <http://redibericamm5.uib.es>
[Iberian Network for Research and Development of Applications Based on the MM5 Atmospheric Model (Phase 2)]
Special Action Spanish Ministry for Science and Technology (Jan 2004 – Dec. 2005). P.I.: Romualdo Romero, Universidad de las Islas Baleares (E. López Baeza, UVEG)

Postgraduate Students: Almudena Velazquez, Sara Vidal

Simulation of SW fluxes (downward and upwards) on 14th June 2003 at about Terra and Aqua overpassing times (1st GERB Ground Validation Campaign)

Simulation of LW fluxes (downward and upwards) on 14th June 2003 at about Terra and Aqua overpassing times (1st GERB Ground Validation Campaign)

Laboratorio de Procesado de Imágenes
[Image Processing Laboratory]
Programa Operativo FEDER para el período 2005-2007 (UNLV05-23-004). P.I.: J.A. Sobrino (E. Lopez-Baeza, Co-Investigator)

Cámara Climática, marca ACS, mod. CH600C
[Climatic Chamber, ACS, mod. CH600C]
Generalitat Valenciana. Infraestructuras Científico-Técnicas (2005 - 2006). P.I.: Diego Ramírez Muñoz (E. Lopez-Baeza, Co-Investigator)

Laboratorio de Procesado de Imágenes
[Image Processing Laboratory]
Ministerio Educación y Ciencia (ESP2005-24355-E). P.I.: J.A. Sobrino (E. Lopez-Baeza, Co-Investigator)

ICÔNE: Impact of Climate Change On agricultural and Natural Ecosystems

EU Project ALFA Programme. P.I.: M.A. Gilabert(E. Lopez-Baeza, Co-Investigator)

Previous

(tbd)

Field Campaigns

GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget) Ground Validation Campaigns at the Valencia Anchor Station

GERB-CERES Intercomparisons while observing the Valencia Anchor Station
14 - 30 June 2003 (GERB Commissioning Period)

Lopez-Baeza, E., Belda, F., Bodas, A., Crommelynck, D., Dewitte, S., Domenech, C.; Gimeno, J.F., Harries, J.E., Jorge Sanchez, J., Pineda, N., Pino, D., Rius, A., Saleh, K., Tarruella, R., Velazquez, A. (2004): SCALES: SEVIRI and GERB Cal/Val Area for Large-scale Field Experiments. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII. Edited by Schaefer, Klaus; Comeron, Adolfo; Carleer, Michel R.; Picard, Richard H. Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 5235, pp. 134-148 (2004)

GERB-CERES Intercomparisons while observing the Valencia Anchor Station
9 - 12 February 2004

A. Velazquez Blazquez, S. Alonso, A. Bodas-Salcedo, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2005): Comparison of top of the atmosphere GERB measured radiances with independent radiative transfer simulations obtained at the Valencia Anchor Station reference area. 11th SPIE International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere X. Bruges, Belgium, 19–22 Sept. 2005

• E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Alonso, A. Comerón, R. Diaz-Pabon, C. Domenech, J.F. Gimeno-Ferrer, J. Jorge, A. Labajo, N. Pineda, D. Pino, A. Rius, F. Rocadenbosch, K Saleh, M. Sicard, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, and A. Velazquez (2005): A High-Quality Dataset of Land-Surface and Atmospheric Measurements for the Comparison/Crosscalibration of Data From Large Scale Optical Earth Observation Sensors in Space. The Valencia Anchor Station. Proceedings of the Workshop on Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors. ESA/ESTEC 12-14 October 2004. ESA-WPP-244, Feb. 2005

Velazquez, A., E. Lopez-Baeza, G.L. Smith and Z. Peter Szewczyk (2004): CERES Operations for the Valencia Anchor Station in Support of GERB Validation Efforts. CERES SCALES Campaigns. Poster 13th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. Norfolk, Virginia(US), 20–23 Sep. 2004

CERES-SEVIRI Intercomparisons while observing the Valencia Anchor Station 12 - 18 September 2005

GERB-CERES Intercomparisons while observing the Valencia Anchor Station
31 July - 6 August 2006

[EuroSTARRS-2001 http://www.esa.int/esaLP/ESAVG8Z84UC_LPsmos_0.html ]

ESA Airborne Campaign in Support of the SMOS Mission
in France and in Spain, 17 - 21 November 2001
UVEG + INRA + CNRM Collaboration in SM retrieval

Saleh, K., Wigneron, J.P., Calvet, J.C., Lopez-Baeza, E., Berger, M., Wursteisen, P., Simmonds, L., Miller, J. (2004): The EuroSTARRS airborne campaign in support of the SMOS mission: First results over land surfaces. Int. J. Remote Sensing, 10 Jan. 2004, Vol. 25, No. 1, 177–194

SMOS-REFLEX 2003 (SMOS REFerence pixel L-band EXperiment)
UPC + UVEG Collaboration in Characterization and Modelling of L-band Emission of Vineyards
Valencia Anchor Station, 25 June-15 July 2003

Vall-llossera, M., A. Camps, I. Corbella, F. Torres, N. Duffo, A. Monerris, R. Sabia, D. Selva, C. Antolín, E. López-Baeza, J.F. Ferrer, K. Saleh (2005): SMOS REFLEX 2003: L-Band Emissivity Characterization of Vineyards. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, May 2005, Vol., 43, 973-982

SMOS-MELBEX (Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band Experiment)
UVEG + INRA + TUD Collaboration in Characterization and Modelling of L-band Emission of Natural Vegetation Mediterranean Species
Valencia Anchor Station, 28 May 2005 - 9 February 2006

Preliminary results (October 10-24, 2005)

10 - 14 October 2005

14 - 19 October 2005

19 - 24 October 2005

[CoSMOS2 (Campaign for validating the operation of SMOS http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMMM95Y3EE_LPsmos_0.html ]

Australia, 31 Octubre – 25 Noviembre 2005

Supervision of Research Academic Work

Doctorate Theses

Passive microwave radiometry at L-band applied to forests and natural vegetation / Radiometría de microondas pasivas en banda L aplicada a bosques y vegetación natural
Kauzar Saleh Contell
European Doctorate Mention
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2006. (Co-supervisor: Dr. J.-P. Wigneron, INRA Bordeaux)

Optimización de un Radiómetro de Banda Ancha en el Marco de la Misión EarthCARE (ESA). Estudio del Proceso de Inversión de Radiancias a Flujos
Alejandro Bodas Salcedo
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003. (Co-supervisor: Dr. J. De la Rubia)

Relación Entre las Precipitaciones y el Indice de Vegetación Diferencia Normalizada (NDVI) en Areas en Riesgo de Desertificación. Aplicación a la Zona de Estudio del Proyecto EFEDA
Jorge Tamayo Carmona
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 1994. (Co-supervisor: Dr. J. Meliá)

Licentiate Theses

Estimación del Balance de Radiación Solar Utilizando Datos METEOSAT
Juan Carlos Fortea Martín
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 1994. (Co-supervisor: Dr. J. Moreno)

Diploma of Advanced Studies

Obtención y clasificación de BRDFs de banda ancha en baja resolución espacial a partir de radiancias en techo de la atmósfera CERES
Carlos Domenech García
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2005

Simulación de Radiancias CERES en la Zona de Validación Valencia Anchor Station
Almudena Velázquez Blázquez
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2004

Estudio de la desertificación en la Península Ibérica mediante teledetección aplicando la transformada wavelet Jaime F. Gimeno Ferrer
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003. (co-supervisor: Dr. M.A. Gilabert)

La Sostenibilidad Municipal y Campos de Actuación
José Miguel Vendrell Guillem
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003. (co-director:M Planelles)

Fenomenología de los Episodios de Contaminación por Ozono en la Vertiente Mediterránea
Nuria Castell Balaguer
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003. Supervisors: Dr. F. Fernandez y E Mantilla. Tutor: Dr. E. López Baeza

Application of microwave radiometry at L-band to monitor vegetated areas: a sensitivity study in the frame of the SMOS mission
Kauzar Saleh Contell
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2003.(co-supervisor: Dr. J.-P. Wigneron)

Balance de Radiación Solar en Superficie. Aplicación Regional Mediante Datos METEOSAT y Global Mediante Datos ScaRaB
Alejandro Bodas Salcedo
Universitat de València, Facultat de Física, 2000.

Final-year-of-studies Projects

Diseño de una Red Inalámbrica de Sensores de Humedad del Suelo
Design of a Wireless Network of Soil Moisture Content Sensors
Aurelio Cano Aballán
Universidad de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería. Ingeniero Electrónico, Jan. 2006. (Supervisor: Dr. Candid Reig)

Verificación y Aplicación del Índice de Sequedad del Suelo Temperature - Vegetation Difference Index con Datos de Teledetección del Sensor MODIS en la Comarca de la Plana Utiel - Requena
Carmen Ruiz Calaforra
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos. Ingeniería de Montes, Dec. 2005. (Tutor Centro: Dr. A. Lidón)

Estimación de la Humedad del Suelo Mediante un Reflectómetro Temporal: Principios, Algoritmos para la Comunicación Serie y Técnica de la Medida
Francisco J. Vives Sánchez
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Sep. 2000. (Co-Director: Dr. L. Sempere)

Obtención de Imágenes Sintéticas en el Contexto de la Misión SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity). Parte II: Reconstrucción de Imágenes Mediante un Radiómetro Interferométrico de Microondas en Banda L
Fernando Cárcel Ferrer
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 2000. (Co-Director: Dr. L. Sempere)

Obtención de Imágenes Sintéticas en el Contexto de la Misión SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity). Parte I: Realización de un Simulador de Temperatura de Brillo Global a Partir de Datos Climatológicos
Manuel Force Torres
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 2000. (Co-Director: Dr. L. Sempere)

Cálculo Operativo del Albedo en Zonas Extensas. Aplicación a la Cuenca del Mediterráneo Utilizando Datos METEOSAT
Rodrigo Irurzun Martín de Aguilera
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 1999. (Tutor centro: Dr. J.M. Fuster)

Corrección Atmosférica de Imágenes LANDSAT para el Cálculo del Mapa de Albedo
María Josefa Zahonero Garrote
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 1998. (Tutor centro: Dr. J.M. Fuster)

Comparación de los Algoritmos de Pinker y Staylor para la Estimación de Flujos de Onda Corta. Aplicación de los Productos del Programa SRB (Surface Radiation Budget) a la Cuenca Mediterránea
Gustavo Haba Ejarque
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 1998. (Tutor centro: Dr. J.M. Fuster)

Transformación Espectral del Albedo de Banda Estrecha a Banda Ancha. Aplicación a la Obtención del Albedo a Partir del Canal Visible de METEOSAT
Josefa Tristán Badal
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 1997. (Tutor centro: Dr. J.M. Fuster)

Estudio del Régimen Térmico del Suelo en las Areas Forestales de "El Bonillo" (Albacete)
Alberto Torralba Atienza
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos (Sección de Ingeniería Técnica Forestal), 1995, (Co-supervisor: Dr. A. del Cerro)

Clasificación de Nubes Mediante Redes Neuronales Utilizando Imágenes del Satélite METEOSAT
Amparo Femenía Herrero
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, 1995. (Tutor centro: Dr. J.M. Fuster)

Selected Significant Publications

2007

• F. Martinez, J. Mateu, F. Montes, A. Bodas-Salcedo and E. Lopez-Baeza (2007): A Comparative Analysis of Different Spatial Sampling Schemes: Modelling of SSRB Data. Int. J. Remote Sensing, accepted

2006

• H.-J. Bolle, M. Eckardt, D. Koslowsky, F. Maselli, J. Melia Miralles, M. Menenti, F.-S. Olesen, L. Petkov, S.I. Rasool, A.A. Van de Griend (Eds.). Contributing Authors: H. Billing, A. Gitelson, F. Göttsche, A. Jochum-Osann, E. Lopez-Baeza, F. Meneguzzo, J. Moreno, F. Nerry, P. Rossini, F. Veroustraete, R. Vogt, P.J. Van Oeleven (2006): Mediterranean Land-surface Processes Assessed from Space. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2006, XXVIII, 760 p., 442 iIIus., Hardcover, ISBN-10: 3-540-40151-2, ISBN-13: 978-3-540-40151-3

• J.-P. Wigneron, Y. Kerr, P. Waldteufel, P. Ferrazzoli, P. Richaume, K. Saleh, J-C Calvet, A. Chanzy, P. de Rosnay, M.-J. Escorihuela, J. Fenollar, J.P. Grant, E. Lopez-Baeza, C. Mätzler, T. Pellarin, M. Schwank, A. Van de Griend, A. Mahmoodi, S. Delwart (2006): Recent Advances in modelling the land surface emission at L-band - Application to L-MEB in the operational SMOS algorithm. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Oral Presentation)

• Lopez-Baeza, E., C. Domenech, H. W. Barker, M. Bouvet, D. Donovan, A. Velazquez (2006): The ESA EarthCARE Mission. Development of 3 along-track views angular dependence models for improved radiance to flux conversion. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Oral Presentation)

• Lopez-Baeza, E.; A. Velazquez; S. Alonso; S. Dewitte; C. Diaz-Pabon; C. Domenech; J.E. Harries; J. Jorge; A. Labajo; N. Pineda; D. Pino; A. Rius; J.E. Russell; G.L. Smith; Z. P. Szewczyk; R. Tarruella; and J. Torrobella (2006): [CERES SCALES GROUND VALIDATION CAMPAIGNS FOR GERB. ASSESSMENT OF THE VALENCIA ANCHOR STATION CAPABILITIES. (In the framework of EUMETSAT/ESA MSG-RAO Project no. 138 GIST Proposal for Calibration/Validation of SEVIRI and GERB (PI: J.E. Harries) Proceedings of the 3rd MSG RAO Workshop, 15 June 2006. Helsinki, Findland (ESA SP-619, August 2006), pg. 11-17

• E. Lopez-Baeza; M. Anton Martinez; A. Cano; C. Domenech; A.G. Ferreira; A. Labajo; D. Pino; T. Rius; G.L. Smith; Z.P. Szewczyk; J. Tamayo; A. Velazquez; S. Vidal; (2006): EPS METEOROLOGICAL PRODUCTS VALIDATION AT THE VALENCIA ANCHOR STATION (EPS MET PRO VAS). ESA Publications Division. Special Publication SP-618

• E. Lopez-Baeza & The Climatology from Satellites Group (2006): Making Sense of Satellite Data. Responding to Climate Change 2007. Research. Space & Earth Observation

• Domenech, C., E. López-Baeza (2006): Development of broadband BRDFs from TOA CERES radiances corresponding to large footprints at a global scale. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)

• Velazquez Blazquez, A., S. Alonso, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, T., Rius, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Use of CERES dedicated observations to assess the Valencia Anchor Station capabilities for the validation of low-spatial resolution remote sensing data. 2nd International Symposium Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing Torrent (Valencia), Spain, 25-29 September 2006 (Poster Presentation)

• A. Velazquez Blazquez, S. Alonso, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, T., Rius, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2006): Use of CERES PAPS observations over the Valencia Anchor Station to validate low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products. 12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation. Madison, Wi, 10 –14 July 2006

2005

• A. Velazquez Blazquez, S. Alonso, A. Bodas-Salcedo, C. Domenech, J. Gimeno, J. Jorge Sanchez, A. Labajo, N. G. Loeb, D. Pino, A. D. Sanchis, G. L. Smith, Z. P. Szewczyk, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, E. Lopez-Baeza (2005): Comparison of top of the atmosphere GERB measured radiances with independent radiative transfer simulations obtained at the Valencia Anchor Station reference area. 11th SPIE International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere X. Bruges, Belgium, 19–22 Sept. 2005
• Vall-llossera, M., A. Camps, I. Corbella, F. Torres, N. Duffo, A. Monerris, R. Sabia, D. Selva, C. Antolín, E. López-Baeza, J.F. Ferrer, K. Saleh (2005): SMOS REFLEX 2003: L-Band Emissivity Characterization of Vineyards. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, May 2005, Vol., 43, 973-982
• E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Alonso, A. Comerón, R. Diaz-Pabon, C. Domenech, J.F. Gimeno-Ferrer, J. Jorge, A. Labajo, N. Pineda, D. Pino, A. Rius, F. Rocadenbosch, K Saleh, M. Sicard, R. Tarruella, J. Torrobella, and A. Velazquez (2005): A High-Quality Dataset of Land-Surface and Atmospheric Measurements for the Comparison/Crosscalibration of Data From Large Scale Optical Earth Observation Sensors in Space. The Valencia Anchor Station. Proceedings of the Workshop on Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors. ESA/ESTEC 12-14 October 2004. ESA-WPP-244, Feb. 2005

2004

• Velazquez, A., E. Lopez-Baeza, G.L. Smith and Z. Peter Szewczyk (2004): CERES Operations for the Valencia Anchor Station in Support of GERB Validation Efforts. CERES SCALES Campaigns. Poster 13th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. Norfolk, Virginia(US), 20–23 Sep. 2004
• ESA 2004. Mission Experts Division. Scientific Co-ordinator: P. Ingmann. Members of EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group (2004): EarthCARE - Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer . REPORTS FOR MISSION SELECTION. THE SIX CANDIDATE EARTH EXPLORER MISSIONS. ESA SP-1279(1). April 2004. ESA Publications Division, c/o ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Editor: B. Battrick. ISBN 92-9092-962-6. ISSN 0379-6566
• Saleh, K., Wigneron, J.P., Calvet, J.C., Lopez-Baeza, E., Berger, M., Wursteisen, P., Simmonds, L., Miller, J. (2004): The EuroSTARRS airborne campaign in support of the SMOS mission: First results over land surfaces. Int. J. Remote Sensing, 10 Jan. 2004, Vol. 25, No. 1, 177–194
• Lopez-Baeza, E., Belda, F., Bodas, A., Crommelynck, D., Dewitte, S., Domenech, C.; Gimeno, J.F., Harries, J.E., Jorge Sanchez, J., Pineda, N., Pino, D., Rius, A., Saleh, K., Tarruella, R., Velazquez, A. (2004): SCALES: SEVIRI and GERB CaL/VaL area for large-scale field experiments. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII. Edited by Schaefer, Klaus; Comeron, Adolfo; Carleer, Michel R.; Picard, Richard H. Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 5235, pp. 134-148 (2004)

2003

• Bodas-Salcedo, A., Lopez-Baeza, E., Smith, G.L. (2003): A flux retrieval error behavior with CERES/TRMM data. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII. Edited by Schaefer, Klaus P.; Lado-Bordowsky, Olga; Comeron, Adolfo; Picard, Richard H. Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 4882, pp. 1-12 (2003)
• M. Berger, Y. Kerr, J. Font, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, K. Saleh, E. Lopez-Baeza, L. Simmonds, P. Ferrazzoli, B. van den Hurk, P. Waldteufel, F. Petitcolin, A. van de Griend, E. Attema & M. Rast (2003): Measuring the Moisture in the Earth’s Soil - Advancing the Science with ESA’s SMOS Mission. esa bulletin 115 - August 2003, 40-45
• Bodas Salcedo, A., E. Lopez-Baeza, F. Martinez, J. Mateu and F. Montes (2003): Spatio-Temporal Modelling and Prediction of Solar Radiation. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 108(D24), 8777, 2003
• Bodas Salcedo, A., J. F. Gimeno Ferrer and E. López Baeza (2003): Flux retrieval optimisation with an along-track broad-band radiometer. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108 No. D2, 2003
• E. López-Baeza, J.-C. Calvet, J. Etcheto, H. Finkenzeller, J. Font, Y. Kerr, J. Miller, J. Wesson, J.-P. Wigneron, M.l Berger, P. Wursteisen, P. Fletcher, E. Attema (2003): EuroSTARRS: Campaign Description. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 37-45
• E. Lopez-Baeza, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, M. C. Antolín, J-M Bonnefond, G Courrier, F. Ferrer, N. Fritz, F. Froissard, D Garrigou, D Guyon, T. Pellarin, K. Saleh, D. Suquia (2003): EuroSTARRS Ground Sampling design at the Nezer Site, Agre forest and Valencia Site. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 203-212
• Ferran Ferrer, C. Antolín, E. López-Baeza (2003): Spatial distribution of soil moisture content and its relationship to other surface parameters at the Valencia site. Proc. of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 213-223
• K. Saleh, J.-P.Wigneron, J.C. Calvet, E. López-Baeza (2003): STARRS data processing and analysis of L-band brightness temperature over land. Proceedings of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 223-234
• K. Saleh, J.-P.Wigneron, J.C. Calvet, E. López-Baeza (2003): Modelling of L-band brightness temperature over land from STARRS data. Proceedings of the First Results Workshop on EuroSTARRS, WISE, LOSAC Campaigns. ESA SP-525, March 2003, pg. 235-243
• T. Pellarin, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, P. Ferrazzoli, H. Douville, E. Lopez-Baeza, P. Waldteufel, J. Pulliainen, L. P. Simmonds, M. Berger, Y. H. Kerr (2003): Two-Year global simulation of L-band brightness temperatures over the land surfaces. IEEE Trans. Geosc. Remote Sens., Volume: 41, Issue: 9, Year: Sept. 2003, 2135-2139
• E. López-Baeza, A. Velázquez, C. Antolín, A. Bodas, J. F. Gimeno, K. Saleh, F. Ferrer, C. Domenech, N. Castell, M. A. Sánchez (2003): The VALENCIA Anchor Station, a Cal/Val Reference Area for Large-scale Low Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Missions. 3rd International Conference on Experiences with Automatic Weather Stations. Torremolinos (Málaga), 19-21 Feb. 2003

2002

• M. Force Torres, F. Cárcel Ferrer, E. López-Baeza & L. Sempere Payá (2002): Global brightness temperature simulator in the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Misión Context. Proc. of the Third Int. Congress Man and Soil at the Third Millenium, Ed. by J.L. Rubio, R.P.C. Morgan, S. Asins & V. Andreu. Geoforma Ediciones. Pg.1989-2002
• R. Kandel, A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, and E. López-Baeza (2002): Broad-Band Radiometry for EarthCARE. Proc. EarthCARE Workshop (Second international workshop on space-borne cloud profiling radar). CRL/ARS Report02-02, 133-136, TRITON SQUARE, Tokyo, Japan, 17-18 July 2002
• A. Bodas Salcedo, J. F. Gimeno Ferrer, and E. López-Baeza (2002): BBR Radiance to Flux Inversion Analysis. Proc. EarthCARE Workshop 137-143, TRITON SQUARE, Tokyo, Japan, 17-18 July 2002
• E. López-Baeza, C. Antolín Tomás, A. Bodas Salcedo, J. F. Gimeno Ferrer, K. Saleh Contell, F. Ferrer, N. Castell Balaguer, C. Doménech García, M. A. Sanchez Alandí, and A. Velázquez Blázquez (2002): The Valencia Anchor Station: A Reference Cal/Val Area for Low-Resolution Remote Sensing Data and Products. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002
• A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer, E. López Baeza, and J. P. V. Poiares Baptista (2002): Study of the Radiance to Flux Inversion within the Framework of the EarthCARE Mission. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002
• P. Wursteisen, M. Berger, E. Attema, E. Lopez-Baeza, J.-P. Wigneron, J.-C. Calvet, L. Simmonds, B. Main, J. Miller, H. Finkenzeller, J. Etcheto, A. Camps, J. Font, P. Fletcher, Y. Kerr (2002): Overview of the Activities Performed During the EuroSTARRS-2001 Campaign. Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002
• J.-P. Wigneron, E. Lopez Baeza, J.-C. Calvet, K. Saleh, T. Pellarin, M. Berger, L. Simmonds (2002): The EUROSTARSS Experiment over Land Surfaces (SMOS Mission): First Results. Poster Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Torrente (Valencia), 16-20 September 2002
• A. Bodas Salcedo, J.F. Gimeno Ferrer y E. Lopez Baeza (2002): Optimización de un Radiómetro de Banda Ancha en el Marco de la Futura Misión EarthCARE. "El Agua y el Clima - L'Aigua i el Clima", José A. Guijarro Pastor, Miquel Grimalt Gelabert, Mercedes Laita Ruiz de Asúa y Sergio Alonso Oroza (Eds.). Publicaciones de la Asociación Española de Climatología (AEC), 2002, Serie A, nº 3, pag. 375-385, Planográfica Balear, Marratxí (Mallorca), xii+594 pp

2001

• A.J. Pérez, E. López Baeza y J. Tamayo (eds.) (2001): El Tiempo del Clima. Publicaciones de la Asociación Española de Climatología (AEC), Serie A, n.º 2, Editorial: Asociación Española de Climatología, ISBN: 84-607-2433-6
• ESA 2001: Members of EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group (2001): The five candidate Earth Explorer Core Missions – EarthCARE – Earth Clouds, Aerosols, and Radiation Explorer. ESA SP-1257(1)

2000

• J.E.Harries, R. Mossavati, E. Lopez-Baeza, S. Dewitte, N. Clerbaux, G.L. Smith, P. Allan, M. Bates, J. Muller, and R. Stuhlmann (2000): Exploiting the GERB/SEVIRI synergy for data validation, new algorithm development and scientific applications (Proposals 138, 142 & 143). Proc. of the First MSG RAO Workshop. Bologna, 17 – 19 May 2000. ESA SP-452. October 2000

1999

• Pellicer, J., Gilabert, M.A. and López-Baeza, E. (1999): The evolution of the Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales and the State of the Art. J. Chem. Education, 76, 911-913

1998

• Bodas, A., Gandía, V. and López-Baeza, E. (1998): An Undergraduate Experiment on Thermal Waves and Their Propagation. Am. J. of Physics, 66 (6), (1998) 528-533

1997

• Russell, M.J., Nunez, M., Chladil, M.A., Valiente, J.A., López-Baeza, E. (1997): Conversion of Nadir, Narrow-band Reflectance in Red and Near Infrared Channels to Hemispherical Surface Albedo. Remote Sensing of Environment, 61 (1997) 16-23

1995

• Valiente, J.A., Nunez, M., López-Baeza, E. and Moreno, J. (1995): Narrow-Band To Broad-Band Conversion for Meteosat-Visible Channel and Broad-Band Albedo Using Both AVHRR-1 and -2 Channels. Int. J. of Remote Sensing, 16, no 6 (1995) 1147-1166

1993

• H.-J. Bolle, J.C. Andre, J.L. Arrue, H.K. Barth, P. Bessemoulin, A. Brasa, H.A.R. de Bruin, J. Cruces, G. Dugdale, E.T. Engman, D.L. Evans, R. Fantechi, F. Fiedler, A. van der Griend, A.C. Imeson, A. Jochum, P. Kabat, T. Kratzsch, J.P. Lagouarde, I. Langer, R. Llamas, E. Lopez-Baeza, J. Melia Miralles, L.S. Muniosguren, F. Nerry, J. Noilhan, H.R. Oliver, R. Roth, S.S. Saatchi, J. Sanchez Diaz, F. Martin de Santa Olalla, W.J. Shuttleworth, H. Sogaard, H. Stricker, J. Thornes, M. Vauclin and D. Wickland (1993): EFEDA: European Field Experiment in a Desertification-Threatened Area. Annales Geophysicae, 11, 173-189

1991

• López-Baeza, E. (1991): Determination of Surface Albedo for Agroclimatological Uses. In Climatic Change and Impacts: A General Introduction, Edited by R. Fantechi, G. Maracchi and M.E. Almeida-Teixeira (ISBN 92-826-0564-7) (1991) Commission of the European Communities Report EUR 11943 EN, 419-424

Active Collaborations

CESBIO Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère

CHJ Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar [Jucar River Basin Authority]

EEAD-CSIC Estacion Experimental Aula Dei - CSIC [Aula Dei Experimental Station - CSIC]

ESA European Space Agency

EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, MSG, EPS / (Note: Just copy the links on the URL Address bar of your browser if it does not automatically works)

EUPM-UPC Escola Universitària Politècnica de Manresa - UPC [Polytechnic University of Manresa - UPC]

FUNCEME FundaÇão Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos

GVA Generalitat Valenciana. Conselleria de Territorio y Vivienda. Dirección General de Calidad Ambiental

CSIC Instituto de Ciencias del Mar - CSIC

ICSTM Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine

IEEC Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Catalunya [Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia]

IGIK Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw, Poland

INM Instituto Nacional de Meteorología

INRA-Bordeaux Institute National pour la Recherche Agronomique - Bordeaux Unité de Recherche Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Physique de l'Environment (EPHYSE) UR 1263 (INRA)

LaRC-NASA Langley Research Center - NASA

Lindenberg Observatory - DWD German Weather Service

LMD Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique

MSC Meteorological Service of Canada

RAL Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

RMIB Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

TUD Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetic Systems http://www.emi.dtu.dk

TUDD Technical University of Dresden

UIB Universidad de las Islas Baleares [University of Balearic Islands]

UPC Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya [Polytechnical University of Catalonia]

UTAS University of Tasmania

Photographic Album: A Sample/

(Inverse Order)

2008

It's really a pity that the limitations of the web page edition
do not allow the complete vision of this beautiful composite picture
developed by Patrick Wursteisen
SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign. Visit to the Skyvan at the Air Nostrum apron (28 April)

Part of the Team Leaders of the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign. Visit to the Skyvan at the Air Nostrum apron (28 April)

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I would not be able to work for SMOS if they would not be so fond of the Mission as I am ... at least

Many years campaigning together for SMOS ... so far
SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign. Visit to the Skyvan at the Air Nostrum apron (28 April)

With Jan Balling below the EMIRAD antennas (left) and close to the EMIRAD instrument onboard the Skyvan from TKK
SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign. Visit to the Skyvan at the Air Nostrum apron (28 April)

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27th GIST Meeting, University of Valencia, Jan 2008

2007

Talk at the Faculty of Physics (University of Valencia) on SMOS, Nov 2007

3 pictures on the Postgraduate Course (3rd Edition, Jun - Jul 2007). From the top: Visit to Valencia Meteorological Center, visit to the Meteorological Radar of Cullera, Valencia, and the Albufera Lagoon in the background

EarthCARE Workshop, ESTEC, 7-9 May

From left to right: Jennifer Grant, Alain Kruszewski, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Nicolas Guaita, Ernesto Lopez-Baeza, Cristina Millan, Aurelio Cano y Kauzar Saleh

From left to right: Jennifer Grant, Alain Kruszewski, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Ernesto Lopez-Baeza, Cristina Millan, Aurelio Cano, Javio Sanchis y Kauzar Saleh

Installation of EMIRAD-1 at the Valencia Anchor Station (Finca El Renegado, Caudete de las Fuentes) for the MELBEX-II Experiment. 19-24 March

16th March. SMOS payload module at ESA-ESTEC for testing. Thanks for the valuable picture, Adriano!

2006

During a working visit at the Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg, with Franz Berger, Director of the Observatory

Group dinner 31 August 2006

Ernesto, Almudena and Geraldo with some of their relatives at a break of the SCALES/MIDAS-4 August 2006 Campaign visiting the Hoces del Cabriel area, near the validation site

Almudena and Geraldo checking the data loggers at La Cubera Mobile Station during the SCALES/MIDAS-4 August 2006 Campaign

3rd MSG RAO Workshop. Helsinki, 15 June 2006
Note that the picture was taken at about 23:30 h

EARSeL 2006. Warsaw, 29 May - 2 June 2006
Emilia Wisniewska explains her poster by Krystyna Stankiewicz & Emilia Wisniewska: Sensitivity of ENVISAT ASAR image classification accuracy to spatial variability of selected environmental parameters in rural area

The first EUMETSAT Polar System/MetOp Research Announcement of Opportunity (EPS/MetOp RAO) workshop was organised by ESA and EUMETSAT from 15-17 May 2006 at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth observation centre in Frascati, Italy (Credits: ESA)

Well!. This is a bit closer (29 January)

This is part of the Group in Sevilla for the Geophysics and Geodesy Assembly: José, Sara, Almudena, Carmen, Ernesto, ... (Where is Carlos?) (29 January)

SMOS Science Team members enjoying the products of the Valencia region after an exciting day of working in the field (7 February)

SMOS Science Team members visiting the Valencia Anchor Station (8 February)

2005

Science Week, University of Valencia, November 2005

First Experimenter's Meeting: SMOS Validation and Retrieval Team (SVRT), Avila, 21-24 November 2005

With Antonio Caselles and Rafael Pla (University Golden Medal Ceremony for professor Lorenzo Ferrer)

Postgraduate Course on New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology. Visiting the Cullera Meteorological Radar from the Spanish Institute for Meteorology (Valencia Center), May 2005. The picture was taken by Victor Alcover (July 2005)

RED IBERICA MM5 Meeting in Valencia (June 2005)

The EMIRAD L-band microwave radiometer from TUD is ready for the MELBEX Experiment
From top left and clockwise: Alain Kruszewski and Jean-Pierre Wigneron from INRA (Bordeaux), Jan Balling from Technical University of Denmark, and Antonio Sanchis from the University of Valencia. The picture was taken by E. Lopez-Baeza (28 May 2005)

2004

Workshop on Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors

ESA / ESTEC Noordwijk, The Netherlands (12–14 October 2004)

ADM-BBR Contract Mid-term meeting, ESTEC (September 2004). With Patrick Raberanto, Sylvain Lassaut and Carlos Domenech. Michel Viollier took the picture

Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting, ESRIN (19-20 April 2004)

Joint CERES-GIST Meeting at NCAR, Mesa Lab, Boulder, Colorado, USA, March 29 - April 2, 2004

With the occasion of the Joint CERES-GIST Meeting at NCAR, Mesa Lab, Boulder, Colorado, USA, March 29 - April 2, 2004. Visiting The Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado with David Levellyn-Jones. Brian Stewart took the picture

RED IBERICA MM5 Meeting in Lisbon (11 March 2004)

Showing the Valencia Anchor Station to the School of Caudete de las Fuentes (9-12 February 2004)

2nd GERB Ground Validation Campaign (SCALES Project) at the Valencia Anchor Station. Caudete de las Fuentes (9-12 February 2004)

Festkolloquium Festvorträge aus Anlass des 75. Geburtstages von Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Bolle am 9. Feber 2004

in der Aula der Univ. Innsbruck, Hauptgebäude, Christoph-Probst-Platz 1

2003

SMOS-REFLEX'03 Campaign at the Valencia Anchor Station (July 2003)

First Summer Course of the Spanish Association for Climatology, Montserrat, (3-5 July 2003)

1st GERB Ground Validation Campaign (SCALES Project) at the Valencia Anchor Station. Caudete de las Fuentes (21-24 June 2003)

Visiting the Valencia Anchor Station with the occasion of the GIST-18 Meeting in Valencia, May 2003

GIST-18 Meeting in Valencia, May 2003

2002

EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group Meeting, ESTEC (January 2002) (Courtesy, J.-P. Blanchet)

2001

Inauguration of the Valencia Anchor Station by the Regional Ministry for Environment, Mr Fernando Modrego (18 December 2001)

2000

Preparing a proposal for EU FP IV in Brussels

1988

With Ann Henderson-Sellers and her Group (June 1988)

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2008

March

March, 29, 2008: EARTH HOUR: Tonight at 8 p.m. local time, join millions of people around the world in turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.
March, 28, 2008: Earth from Space: Further break-up of Antarctic ice shelf. This animation, comprised of images acquired by ESA ENVISAT’s Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR), highlights the rapid loss of ice on the Wilkins Ice Shelf from 26 February to 7 March 2008.
March, 25, 2008: The State Agency for Meteorology of Spain has celebrated the World Meteorological Day at the Auditorium of the National Art Center Queen Sofia National Museum (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía) http://www.museoreinasofia.es/portada/portada.php]. The Spanish Minister for Environment, Ms Cristina Narbona, attended the act together with Dr Rajendra Pachauri, President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, 2007), and Guest of Honour. The act was introduced by Mr Francisco Cadarso, General Director of the Agency, who emphasised the significance of meteorological observations and the need to improve them continuously. The act ended with a masterful conference by Dr Rajendra Pachauri who warned about the consequences of climate change, stressing a serious impact over Spain and the Mediterranean region, and offered very specific data and information on the future evolution of this phenomenon, depending on the degree of reduction of greenhouse gases and the adoption of clean energy sources.
March, 23, 2008: World Meteorological Day. Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), its 188 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day. This Day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System. This year, celebrations at the Secretariat will take place on 25 March and are dedicated to Observing our Planet for a Better Future
March, 21, 2008: Cidades e alterações climáticas. Que futuro?. Conferência Internacional, 15 e 16 de Maio de 2008, Centro de Estudos Geográficos Universidade de Lisboa. Organizada por Professor Maria João Alcoforado
March, 20, 2008: Latest books published by the National Academies Press, publisher for the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
March, 19, 2008: The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center in collaboration with the CERES Science Team announces the release of the following data sets:

Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS): CER_CRS_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B CER_CRS_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B The CRS product is designed for studies which require fields of clouds, humidity and aerosol that are consistent with radiative fluxes from the surface to the Top Of the Atmosphere (TOA); for example, studies of cloud and aerosol forcing at both TOA and surface, or investigations of possible errors in retrievals of TOA fluxes, cloud properties, surface skin temperature, etc. Each CRS is an hourly file containing instantaneous data (computed fluxes and observed fluxes) at the CERES field of view scale (20km diameter at nadir) from a single CERES instrument mounted on one satellite. Temporal coverage for the CRS Aqua Edition 2B data set is from July 2002 through April 2006. Terra: CER_SFC_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2F CER_SFC_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2F Aqua: CER_SFC_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2C The Monthly Gridded TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SFC) data product contains hourly single satellite surface/Top-of-Atmosphere flux and cloud parameters averaged over 1.0-degree regions. For each instrument, there are 36 SFC files per month and each file contains five 1.0-degree latitude zones. The Terra Edition2F SFC data set is a continuation of the Terra Edition2C data set and the Aqua Edition2C SFC data set is a continuation of the Aqua Edition2B data set. The edition change is to differentiate the MODIS collection 4 and 5 input. The temporal coverage for the SFC Terra Edition2F data set and the SFC Aqua Edition 2C data sets is from May 2006 through December 2006.

March, 18, 2008: The SCIAMACHY instrument aboard ESA's Envisat environmental satellite makes first ever observation of regionally elevated CO2 from manmade emissions
March, 17, 2008: New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before. A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented the preliminary version of the map to scientists last week at the 2nd Glob Cover User Consultation workshop held in Rome, Italy.
March, 15, 2007: Diploma on Nuevos Sistemas de Observacion y Vigilancia en Meteorologia y Climatologia(New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology) (4th Edition, Postgraduate Course, 12 credits, Fundacion Universidad-Empresa, ADEIT).
March, 14, 2007: Spanish Chair for ESA Council. Maurici Lucena, Director General of CDTI (the Spanish Innovation Agency, which belongs to the Ministry of Industry Tourism and Trade) will chair the ESA Council for the next two years effective from 1 July.

2007

September

September 10, 2007: Linking Strengths for Sustainable Earth Observations 1st GEO - Donor Capacity Building Symposium.
September 9, 2007: Diploma sobre Nuevos Sistemas de Observacion y Vigilancia en Meteorologia y Climatologia(New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology) (4th Edition, Postgraduate Course, 10 credits, Fundacion Universidad-Empresa, ADEIT).

2006

December

Bable - Felices navidaes y prosperu añu nuevu
Flemish - Zalige Kertfeest
Brasil - Feliz Natal! Feliz Ano Novo!
Catalan - Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou
Danish - Glædelig Jul og godt nytår
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
English - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Finnish - Hyvää Joulua
French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!
German - Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Indu - Shub Naya Baras
Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Mandarin - Sheng Dan Kuai Le! Xin Nian Hao!
Polish - Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese - Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo
Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Valenciano - Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou!

[December 02, 2006 -] Observatorio Nacional de la Sequía

November

[November 28, 2006 -] ESA workshop dedicated to ocean research
[November 23, 2006 -] T-Online and ESA enable world's first web video chat from space
[November 19, 2006 -] Próximo número de la RAM (Revista del Aficionado a la Meteorología)
[November 03, 2006 -] First images from MHS and GOME-2 on MetOp-A. Now that all the instruments carried on MetOp-A have been successfully switched on, the first Level-1b images from the MHS instrument, which measures atmospheric humidity and temperature, and the first Earthshine spectra from the ozone monitoring instrument GOME-2 have been acquired
[November 02, 2006 -] Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) is now in its seventh edition, and the need for wider debate on climate change is as great as it was when they first launched in 2000. The rhetoric that surrounds this issue is in danger of delaying further decisions to act, and increasing avoidable damage. Their role is to communicate and present real actions and responses in counteracting climate change. See Articles on Research on Space & Earth Observation. See there our contribution from the Climatology from Satellites Group on Making Sense of Satellite Data
[November 01, 2006 -] I Encuentro CDTI-Comunidad Científica española de Observación de la Tierra.

October

[October 27, 2006 -] METOP-A Post-launch and Commissioning Schedule. See the status of each instrument of the payload
[October 19, 2006 -] At long last!!!: Europe’s new MetOp weather satellite reaches polar orbit
[October 06, 2006 -] MetOp to be launched on 17 October: EUMETSAT confirms Tuesday 17 October as the new launch date for MetOp, Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite. MetOp will lift off at 18:28 CEST (16:28 UTC; 22:28 local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on a Soyuz/ST launcher
[October 04, 2006 -] From Earth to Space and back - IAC Valencia: ESA is presenting current and future European space activities at the 57th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) this week in Valencia

September

[September 26, 2006 -] MetOp integrated with Fregat upper-stage: As the launch campaign continues on track, the MetOp satellite has been successfully mated to the Fregat upper-stage [September 20, 2006 -] Docking of Expedition 14 Crew with the ISS. The Soyuz TMA-9 capsule with the Expedition Crew 14 en route to the International Space Station ISS is due to dock on 20 September at 05:24 GMT. The Expedition 14 Crew and "space tourist" Anousheh Ansari will enter the ISS some three hours after the actual docking. See details on ESA Television.

Under The Background Influence (UTBI), a University of Valencia students project within ESA ASTROLAB Mission Education Programme is now onboard Soyuz TMA-9 on its way to the ISS

[September 19, 2006 -] MetOp launch campaign resumed: With the launch of MetOp now set for 7 October at 18:28 CEST, the MetOp satellite is out of storage and preparations for launch are well underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. [September 18, 2006 -] Envisat Symposium 2007 highlights EO satellite achievements [September 17, 2006 -] Looking for NASA's Greatest Fan. NASA is looking for video entries from the public to determine who deserves the title NASA's Greatest Fan. One lucky winner will receive a V.I.P. invitation to travel to Kennedy Space Center to experience the thrill of watching a Space Shuttle launch [September 15, 2006 -] First images from Finnish radiometer support SMOS [September 14, 2006 -] New launch date for Europe’s first polar-orbiting weather satellite: Saturday 7 October from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. [September 13, 2006 -] ESA at the IAC in Valencia, Spain. More info on IAC2006. More info on IAF

August

[August 8, 2006 -] Introducing the European Space Astronomy Centre. The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), near Madrid, Spain, is the ESA centre that specialises in astronomy and space science. ESAC hosts the science operation centres for all ESA astronomy and planetary missions together with their scientific archives. Visit the new ESAC website to learn more. [August 7, 2006 -] MetOp, the first in the new European series of operational meteorological satellites in polar orbit, is now scheduled for launch on 7 October 2006. The new date was established last week following various planning meetings between the partners (ESA, EUMETSAT, CNES, NOAA) and Starsem, the launcher company. [August 5, 2006 -] ESA Summer School focuses on Global Change: ESRIN, ESA's Earth Observation Centre, is hosting the Envisat Summer School from 31 July to 11 August 2006. The course focuses on observing global change from space, modelling the Earth’s system and combining data to make forecasts and predictions. [August 4, 2006 -] The Balearic Islands are captured in this Envisat image. The Spanish islands of Majorca (the largest), Minorca (far right), Ibiza (top left island) and Formentera (beneath Ibiza) – located in the western Mediterranean Sea near the eastern coast of Spain – form the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. Palma, the capital of Majorca, is also the capital of the Community. Last month, Spain’s eastern seashores were inundated with jellyfish, forcing tourists to stay out of the waters.

July

[July 8, 2006 -] Interview with Marc Cohen - EUMETSAT MetOp Programme Manager
[July 7, 2006 -] MetOp joins Fregat upper-stage.

A significant milestone has just been reached in the MetOp launch campaign as the delicate task of mating the spacecraft and the Fregat upper-stage engine was successfully carried out.

[July 5, 2006 -] UTBI - Under the Background Influence
[July 1, 2006 -] Earth Observation satellites contribute to International Polar Year 2007-2008

June

[June 28, 2006 -] An interview with Dr. Eva Oriol-Pibernat , ESA MetOp Mission Manager

and also ...

ESA donates mosaic of global images taken by Envisat to United Nations
[June 27, 2006 -] MetOp-A gets green light for 17 July launch date. MetOp-A has successfully completed the first phase of testing at the Baikonur Space Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, confirming the launch date of the first European polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology for 17 July 2006
[June 17, 2006 -] Conditions in Europe are set to be ideal for perfect views of the International Space Station (ISS) as it passes overhead up to four times a night this coming weekend
[June 16, 2006 -] The European Columbus laboratory is successfully delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
[June 15, 2006 -] One thousand spectacular images of the Earth are now available in ESA’s Earth Images Gallery, highlighting the enormous potential of satellites to provide close-up views of key locations across our planet
[June 13, 2006 -] Visit the Web del proyecto de Centro de Proceso de Datos SMOS en España
[June 12, 2006 -] Sixth SMOS Workshop – Science community prepares for data
[June 06, 2006 -] First Annual Virtual Globes Scientific Users Conference. Boulder, Colorado, 10-12 July 2006
[June 03, 2006 -] Impact of Climate Change on Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems (ICONE) Project. Call for grants (closing June, 12, 2006)
[June 02, 2006 -] UN’s World Environment Day to focus on drylands
[June 01, 2006 -] Memorial Celebration for Yoram Kaufman

May

[May 23, 2006 -] Six new Earth Explorer missions selected for further study
[May 20, 2006 -] Fellowship Programme in the framework of the EU Project ICONE (IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS)
[May 19, 2006 -] Ordinary-life things onboard the ISS under weightless conditions
[May 18, 2006 -] Desertification: 2006 is the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Take the photo journey offered to you by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
[May 17, 2006 -] Climate Change Research Achievements and Challenges. Join the event organised by WRCP on Friday 19 May through the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) live web-cast (click on webcasts and videos on the drop-down menu on the left). The twenty-fourth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is taking place from 18-26 May 2006 in Bonn, Germany
[May 16, 2006 -] MetOp mission highlighted at the 1st EPS/MetOp Research Announcement of Opportunity Workshop celebrated at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation centre in Frascati, Italy (15-17 May, 2006)
[May 15, 2006 -] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The twenty-fourth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is taking place from 18-26 May 2006 in Bonn, Germany
[May 9, 2006 -] Europe Day - win a poster from ESA

April

[April 28, 2006 -] NASA Launches Satellites for Weather, Climate, Air Quality Studies
[April 24, 2006 -] Next Rocket Launch for CALIPSO/CloudSat. Launch Date: April 25. Launch Time: 6:02 a.m. EDT
[April 23, 2006 -] The second attempt of CloudSat/CALIPSO launch of is planned for today, 23 April 2006, at 3:02 AM PDT (1002 UTC). Live coverage on NASA TV begins at 1:00 AM PDT

New Launch Date Under Review: The launch of NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO mission has been postponed for at least an additional 24 hours/

[April 19, 2006 -] MetOp satellite shipped to Baikonur on 18 April

MetOp is scheduled for launch on 17 July 2006 at 22.28 Baikonur time (18.28 CEST) with the latest Soyuz ST Fregat launcher operated by Starsem.

[April 16, 2006 -] Launch of CloudSat and CALIPSO is still planned for 21 April 2006 (first attempt) at 3:02 AM PDT (1002 UTC)/. See also Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Site for CALIPSO
[April 13, 2006 -] SMOS and the art of wine making

Thank you so much, Achim!

March

[March 30, 2006 -] ISS Crew Experiences a Total Solar Eclipse
[March 29, 2006 -] Envisat sees the eclipse's shadow over Africa Very cool!.

An unsual view of the eclipse from space as Envisat's MERIS captures the totality path slicing through northwestern Nigeria on 29 March 2006.

See also the Meteosat-8 geostationary satellite sequence captured for this total solar eclipse on March 29, 2006. Very cool too!!!
(Note: Just copy the link above on the URL Address bar of your browser if it does not automatically works) [March 28, 2006 -] Design an unmanned aerial vehicle for Mars. Students are invited to submit their ideas for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) suitable for exploring Mars. All European aerospace students with a minimum of two years study can participate in the contest.
[March 23, 2006 -] World Meteorological Day: Preventing and Mitigating Natural Disasters
[March 17, 2006 -] 600 metre frieze of planet Earth around UNESCO A frieze depicting planet Earth – made up of 1:1000000 scale satellite images – will be unfurled around UNESCO’s Paris headquarters building from 29 March to 4 November.
[March 16, 2006 -] Earth Images
[March 12, 2006 -] Another successful Ariane launch SPAINSAT and HOT BIRD 7A in orbit
[March 9, 2006 -] Arianespace - SPAINSAT & HOT BIRD 7A Follow the launch live on the internet:

Launch Window:

> KOUROU: From 7:06pm to 8:13pm on March 9, 2006
> GMT: From 10:06pm to 11:13pm on March 9, 2006
> PARIS: From 11:06pm to 00:13am on March 9/10, 2006
> WASHINGTON: From 05:06pm to 06:13pm on March 9, 2006

Follow the launch live on the internet broadband (Starting 20 minutes before lift-off)
Video streaming will be available in RealMedia and WindowsMedia formats.
[March 8, 2006 -] Cosmonaut Tees Up for Two Billion-Mile Golf Shot For One Swing, Tiger Woods Won't Hold a Candle to Pavel Vinogradov

[March 4, 2006 -] Heads of Agency ISS News Conference
[March 3, 2006 -] Envisat altimeter watches Pacific for cold tongue of La Niña
[March 1, 2006 -] Four years on, Envisat hailed for its contribution to Earth science

February

[February 28, 2006 -] ARIANESPACE: launch of SPAINSAT – HOT BIRD 7A postponed to Thursday, March 9, 2006
[February 24, 2006 -] ESA confirms CryoSat recovery mission
[February 23, 2006 -] MetOp-A, planned to be launched on 30 June 2006, will be Europe’s first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. Designed and developed by ESA in partnership with EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), MetOp will provide invaluable data services for improving weather forecasts and climate monitoring. See http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMI3CMVGJE_index_0.html
[February 22, 2006 -] No single high impact tropical cyclone event of 2004 and 2005 can be directly attributed to global warming (Report submitted to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Commission for Atmospheric Sciences)
[February 19, 2006 -] The deadline for the receipt of abstracts has been extended to 24 February 2006 for the Committee on Space Research 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006/. Pay particular attention to Scientific Commission A.3.1 on Terrestrial Phenomena and Land Products from Space: Validation, Application and Perspectives
[February 16, 2006 -] Earth from Space: ALOS sends its first image. See also http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/gallery/new_arr.htm
[February 13, 2006 -] Integral looks at Earth to seek source of cosmic radiation
[February 10, 2006 -] The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 17 February 2006 for the Committee on Space Research 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006/. Pay particular attention to Scientific Commission A.3.1 on Terrestrial Phenomena and Land Products from Space: Validation, Application and Perspectives
[February 9, 2006 -] Japanese space artist Ayako Ono, resident at ESA's Erasmus User Centre, in Noordwijk
[February 8, 2006 -] Earth View from the Sun ... in real time!!! (Wonderful!)
[February 7, 2006 -] Job vacancies in Europe grouped by country
[February 6, 2006 -] Number 38 (February 2006) of the Revista Española de Meteorologia is out
[February 5, 2006 -] Interactive Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Images
[February 4, 2006 -] Listen to the radio from an ISS spacesuit
[February 3, 2006 -] The Changing Earth Scientific Challenges for ESA's Living Planet Programme Strategy Workshop
[February 2, 2006 -] Visit ESA's new Multimedia Gallery (Really cool!!!)
[February 1, 2006 -] GERB First Image: The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) flying on MSG-2 captured its first image on 31 January 2006, just a week after the first SEVIRI image

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January

[January 27, 2006 -] 2005 Warmest Year in Over a Century
[January 26, 2006 -] MSG-2 first image
[January 25, 2006 -] Discovery of a cool planet of 5.5 Earth masses through gravitational microlensing (to appear in the 26 Jan 2006 issue of Nature)
[January 24, 2006 -] Launch Successful - Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) will be used for precise land coverage observation. ALOS will be used not only for cartography, but also for regional and disaster monitoring
[January 22, 2006 -] Índice tentativo de la Revista de Aficionados a la Meteorología nº 38 de Febrero de 2006
[January 21, 2006 -] 2006 - International Year of Deserts and Desertification

... ...

[January 16, 2006 -] Science community invited to ESA's Living Planet Programme Strategy Workshop
[January 15, 2006 -] EUMETSAT starts commissioning of the MSG-2 satellite/ (Note: Just copy the link on the URL Address bar of your browser if it does not automatically works)
[January 14, 2006 -] Data Analysis to Understand Climate
[January 13, 2006 -] Más de mil españoles ayudarán a predecir el cambio climático
[January 12, 2006 -] The 8th IAF Student Participation Programme. IAC 2006. This year the students will be represented in an International Student Zone (ISZ) of approximately 700 m2 in the part of the conference center called Hemisferic

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[January 11, 2006 -] 57th International Astronautical Congress, Valencia, Spain, October, 2-6 2006
[January 10, 2006 -] 2nd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Valencia, Spain, September, 25-29. Abstracts should be submitted before 15 February 2006

... ... ...

[January 4, 2006 -] ESA probes make prestigious Science top ten

... ... ...

2005

December

[December 30, 2005 -] [Committee on Space Research. 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006] Scientific Commission A3.1 Terrestrial phenomena and land products from space: validation, application and perspectives. Main Organiser: Nadine Gobron, Deputy Organiser: R. Gupta
[December 29, 2005 -] Committee on Space Research. 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Beijing, China, 16 – 23 July 2006
[December 28, 2005 -] First Galileo satellite on orbit to demonstrate key technologies
[December 27, 2005 -] NASA Kids
[December 26, 2005 -] ESA Kids
[December 25, 2005 -]
Danish - Glædelig Jul og godt nytår
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
English - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!
German - Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Polish - Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese - Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo
Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
[December 24, 2005 -] The CERES S'COOL (Students' Cloud Observations On-line) Project
[December 23, 2005 -] 5ª Asamblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofísica. Sevilla, 30 Enero - 3 Febrero 2006. Fecha límite de envío de resúmenes: Ampliado hasta 30 de Diciembre de 2005]

[December 22, 2005 -] (i) The live broadcast of EUMETSAT's MSG-2 satellite launch is now over. Here you can view the highlights of the launch (ii) Europe’s newest Meteosat launches on Solstice Night
[December 21, 2005 - Ariane 5 completes another successful year of launches with an on-target dual-satellite mission
[December 20, 2005 -] MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
[December 19, 2005 -] The Iberian Peninsula

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**++Climatology from Satellites Group++**
**++Postgraduate++**
    Current:
    Advanced Undergraduate:
    Current External:
    Past ..., but very close to us ...:
**++Book suggestions++**
**++Link of the Day++** (in reality, ... every now and then)
    2008
        June
**++Links to Significant Meetings++**
    ''**2010**''
    ''**2009**''
    ''**2008**''
**++Teaching Subjects++**
Postgraduate Course on ''New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology''
    **Some Teaching Publications**
**++Research Lines++**
    **''I Validation of low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products (GERB, SMOS, EPS/MetOp)''**
    **''II Radiative balance studies (GERB, CERES, SEVIRI, EarthCARE)''**
    **''III Soil moisture from passive microwaves (SMOS)''**
**++Valencia & Alacant Anchor Stations++**
    **What is an ''ANCHOR STATION''**? (from Professor H.-J. Bolle)/
    **Rationale**/
    **Desirable measurements at ''Anchor Stations''**/
     How Representative are the ''Alacant and the Valencia Anchor Stations'' Measurements of their Respective Surrounding Meteorology?
     Proposal for a ''Water Cycle Observatory'': The VALENCIA and the ALACANT ANCHOR STATIONS, Meteorological Reference Stations for Remote Sensing Data and Products
    **Publications**
            2008
            2007
            2006
            2005
            2003
            2002
**++Involvement in Satellite Earth Observation Missions++**
    **SMOS (''Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity'')**/
        **SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign Activities at the Valencia Anchor Station**
            **Scientific Team**
            **Purpose**
            **Activities
                **SM Measurements**
                **Vegetation Measurements**
                **Soil texture**
            **Airborne Operations during the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign (Tauriainen, 2008)**
            **Modelling**
            ** Acknowledgments**
        **Publications**
            2011
            2010
            2008
            2007
            2006
            2005
            2004
            2003
            2002
        **Projects**
    **EarthCARE (''Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer'')**
        **Publications**
            2012
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            2007
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    **GERB (''Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget'')**/
        **Publications**
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        **Projects**
    **CERES (''Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System'')**/
        **Publications**
            2012
            2008
            2007
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        **Projects**
    **EPS/MetOp (''EUMETSAT Polar System / MetOp'')**/
        **Publications**
        **Projects**
**++Other Significant Research Projects and Contracts++**
        **Publications**
**++Field Campaigns++**
**++Supervision of Research Academic Work++**
**++Selected Significant Publications++**
**++Active Collaborations++**
**++Photographic Album: A Sample++**/
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Index of this webpage

Climatology from Satellites Group

Postgraduate

Current:

Advanced Undergraduate:

Current External:

Past ..., but very close to us ...:

Book suggestions

Link of the Day (in reality, ... every now and then)

2008

June

Links to Significant Meetings

2010

2009

2008

Teaching Subjects

Postgraduate Course on New Observation and Watching Systems in Meteorology and Climatology

Some Teaching Publications

Research Lines

I Validation of low spatial resolution remote sensing data and products (GERB, SMOS, EPS/MetOp)

II Radiative balance studies (GERB, CERES, SEVIRI, EarthCARE)

III Soil moisture from passive microwaves (SMOS)

Valencia & Alacant Anchor Stations

What is an ANCHOR STATION? (from Professor H.-J. Bolle)/

Rationale/

Desirable measurements at Anchor Stations/

How Representative are the Alacant and the Valencia Anchor Stations Measurements of their Respective Surrounding Meteorology?

Proposal for a Water Cycle Observatory: The VALENCIA and the ALACANT ANCHOR STATIONS, Meteorological Reference Stations for Remote Sensing Data and Products

Publications

2008

2007

2006

2005

2003

2002

Involvement in Satellite Earth Observation Missions

SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity)/

SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign Activities at the Valencia Anchor Station

Scientific Team

Purpose

Activities

SM Measurements

Vegetation Measurements

Soil texture

Airborne Operations during the SMOS Validation Rehearsal Campaign (Tauriainen, 2008)

Modelling

Acknowledgments

Publications

2011

2010

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Projects

EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer)

Publications

2012

2011

2007

2006

2004

2003

2002

2001

Projects

GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget)/

Publications

2011

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2000

Projects

CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System)/

**SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity)**/

**EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer)**

**GERB (Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget)**/

**CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System)**/

**EPS/MetOp (EUMETSAT Polar System / MetOp)**/