Customer: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Programme: MicroCarb

Supply Chain: CNES > CS Group SPACE

Context

CS Group responsabilities for Microcarb radiometric calibration on natural targets are as follows:

• Study, development

The features are as follows:

• Glitter Calibration :
• Feasibility study
• Selecting valid channels
• Specification and development of an algorithm for calculating gas transmission from LUT 4AOP
• Prototyping and evaluation of the calibration algorithm (MUSCLE-NEO adaptation in progress) Desert Calibration :
• Selection of sensors and reference bands
• Selection of 4 calibration sites
• Implementation of a gas transmission correction method using LUT 4AOP
• Prototyping and evaluation of the calibration algorithm (MUSCLE-NEO adaptation in progress)

Project implementation

The project objectives are as follows:

• Implementation of radiometric calibration methods on natural targets (Deserts, Glitter) for MicroCarb

The processes for carrying out the project are:

• Studies, Simulations, Prototyping, Regular progress updates, Reports

Technical characteristics

The solution key points are as follows:

• Not applicable

The main technologies used in this project are:

Domain	Technology(ies)
Programming language(s)	Python, IDL, KSH, QSUB
Main COTS library(ies)	MUSCLE, MUSCLE-NEO, 4AOP, SOS-ABS, SMAC