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Dr. Michael Berger

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2008 Paper

ESA future Earth observation Explorer missions

P. Silvestrin, P. Ingmann, H. Rebhan, M. Davidson, J.-L. Bézy, M. Berger, C. C. Lin, M. Drinkwater, R. Meynart, F. Héliere, Y. Durand, B. Carnicero, A. Thompson, J. Langen, P. Bensi

Proceedings Volume 7081, 70810S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797159

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Luminescence, Climatology, Carbon, Clouds, Satellites, Antennas, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Vegetation

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2007 Paper

The third cycle of Earth explorers core missions

Jean-Loup Bézy, Pierluigi Silvestrin, Jörg Langen, Chung-Chi Lin, Malcolm Davidson, Michael Berger, Helge Rebhan, Paolo Bensi, Paul Ingmann

Proceedings Volume 6744, 674402 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.747150

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Climatology, Infrared radiation, Carbon, Carbon monoxide, Clouds, Spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Synthetic aperture radar, Infrared spectroscopy

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The Living Planet Programme of the European Space Agency encompasses a science-driven strategy for monitoring the Earth from space. The Earth Explorer missions are defined, developed and operated in close cooperation with the science community and focus on the key components of the Earth System: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the Earth's interior. The emphasis of these missions is on providing data to advance our understanding of these individual components, their interaction with each other and the impacts that human activities have on natural Earth processes. By involving the science community from the beginning and introducing a peer-reviewed selection process, this ongoing user-driven approach has given the Earth science community an efficient tool in their endeavor to better understand and monitor our planet. So far, this process has resulted in six missions currently under development: GOCE, Cryosat, ADM Aeolus, SMOS, Swarm and EarthCARE. The third cycle of Earth Explorers Core Missions was started in 2005 to select the seventh Earth Explorer mission due to launch in 2014/2015. At present there are six candidate missions being assessed at pre-phase A level. These missions were chosen to enter the assessment phase as a result of the Call for Core Mission ideas released by ESA in 2005, which resulted in 24 proposals out of which six candidates were selected: - BIOMASS - global measurements of forest biomass and extent; - TRAQ - (TRopospheric composition and Air Quality) - Air quality monitoring and long-range transport of air pollutants; - PREMIER - (PRocess Exploration through Measurements of Infrared and millimetre-wave Emitted Radiation) Understanding the processes that link trace gases, radiation, chemistry and climate in the atmosphere; - FLEX - (FLuorescence EXplorer) - Observation of global photosynthesis through the measurement of fluorescence; - A-SCOPE - (Advanced Space Carbon and Climate Observation of Planet Earth) - Improving the understanding of the global carbon cycle and regional carbon dioxide fluxes; - CoReH₂O - (Cold Regions Hydrology High-resolution Observatory) - Detailed observations of key snow, ice and water cycle characteristics. This paper presents an overview of the six candidate missions, describing the scientific objectives and outlining the main aspects of the candidate implementation concept currently under evaluation.

Proceedings Article | 17 October 2007 Paper

The CEOS constellation for land surface imaging

Kevin Gallo, G. Bryan Bailey, Hervé Jeanjean, Michael Berger

Proceedings Volume 6744, 674425 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740854

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Standards development, Satellites, Data acquisition, Image segmentation, Satellite imaging, Space operations, Remote sensing, Sensors, Earth observing sensors

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2004 Paper

Sea surface emissivity at L-band: results of the WInd and Salinity Experiments WISE 2000 and 2001 and preliminary results from FROG 2003

Agusti Julia, Juanjo Arenas, Raquel Niclos, Ramon Villarino, Manuel Martin Neira, Raul Rivas, Francesc Torres, Joge Miranda, Alain Weill, Ignasi Corbella, Jacqueline Boutin, Vicente Caselles, Nuria Duffo, Carolina Gabarro, Patrick Wursteisen, Merce Vall-llossera, Eva Rubio, Michael Berger, Adriano Camps, Jacqueline Etcheto, Stephanie Contardo, Jordi Font, Luis Enrique

Proceedings Volume 5233, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511025

KEYWORDS: Foam, Polarization, Radiometry, L band, Temperature metrology, Calibration, Wind measurement, Cameras, Video, Antennas

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2004 Paper

ESA’s activities toward retrieval concepts for the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission

Jordi Font, Yann Kerr, Michael Berger

Proceedings Volume 5232, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511488

KEYWORDS: Soil science, L band, Vegetation, Modeling, Polarization, Foam, Data modeling, Temperature metrology, Satellites, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2002 Paper

Remote sensing of solar induced fluorescence of vegetation

Andrew Court, Christopher Sioris, Kees Smorenburg, Huib Visser, Umberto Del Bello, Gregory Courreges-Lacoste, Hartmut Lichtenthaler, Marc-Philippe Stoll, Michael Berger, Claus Buschman, Gabriele Langsdorf

Proceedings Volume 4542, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454193

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Vegetation, Optical filters, Sensors, Reflectivity, Atmospheric modeling, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Visibility, Photosynthesis

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2002 Paper

Soil moisture monitoring with SMOS

Jean-Christophe Calvet, Michael Berger, Philippe Waldteufel, Jean Pierre Wigneron, Yann Kerr

Proceedings Volume 4542, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454183

KEYWORDS: Soil science, Vegetation, Antennas, Polarization, Terbium, Atmospheric modeling, Radiometry, Microwave radiation, L band, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 28 December 1999 Paper

Scientific objectives and derived system requirements of the European Space Agency's Earth Explorer Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission

Pierluigi Silvestrin, Michael Rast, Umberto Del Bello, Michael Berger

Proceedings Volume 3870, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.373219

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Atmospheric modeling, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soil science, Imaging systems, Instrument modeling, Climatology, Process modeling

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 1999 Paper

Earth Explorer Land Surface Processes and Interactions mission: from radiances to processes

Michael Rast, Michael Berger

Proceedings Volume 3753, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366308

KEYWORDS: Process modeling, Prisms, Atmospheric modeling, Ecosystems, Data acquisition, Calibration, Planets, Spatial resolution, Data modeling, Hyperspectral imaging

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