Sentinel-3 Validation Team (S3VT) Meeting ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, th November 2013 General Presentation Template for S3VT meeting Project name PIs, Institutions

Sentinel-3 Validation Team (S3VT) Meeting ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, th November 2013 Description of the team and its expertise

Sentinel-3 Validation Team (S3VT) Meeting ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, th November 2013 Summary of the methodology Main goals (e.g. calibration/characterization; calibration validation; product validation; algorithm validation; algorithm development; field measurement collection; list of collected field parameters; field protocols; field round robins; sustained or ad hoc monitoring of temporal and spatial stability, consistency and accuracy; method/tool development; support to mission reprocessing) Reference to Cal/Val plan tasks Methods and tools applied Reporting of protocols (e.g. reporting of field instrument calibration, field measurement protocols and uncertainties, field data processing, matchup and inter-comparison protocols) Reporting of results (e.g. schedule for result reporting; form of results: statistics, plots, technical notes) Provision of data (e.g. sharing of data with the Sentinel-3 Project, sharing of data with S3VT)

Sentinel-3 Validation Team (S3VT) Meeting ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, th November 2013 Data requirements Data Level (e.g. Level-1, -2, -3) List of products and parameters or algorithms Spatial resolution ( Data coverage (e.g.: lat1-lat2, lon1-lon2, North East Atlantic: lat1-lat2, lon1-lon2, global…) Timeline (e.g. pre-launch, commissioning phase, operational phase; dates of planned campaigns) Need for special acquisitions (e.g. ground targets during commissioning) Need for satellite overpass prediction (e.g. for planned field campaigns) Data timeliness (e.g. EO data available within x hours/days; field data/validations provided back within x hours/days)

Sentinel-3 Validation Team (S3VT) Meeting ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, th November 2013 Requirements and recommendations Interaction with the Agencies (e.g. data delivery methods; communication via Cal/Val web portal, Forum, Wiki; continuous interaction/updates via web; meetings; frequency of meetings) Support from the Agencies (e.g. data and information needs, coordination of campaigns, coordination of field instrument calibration round robins, support to methodology inter-comparisons) Coordination within the Team (e.g. facilitation of interaction within the Team) Near-term activities before launch (e.g. Cal/val plan preparatory tasks; need for additional tools, information, activities; evaluation of algorithms; review of OLCI characterization; specific workshops) Other