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 stalker :
• Feasibility study
• Selection of valid channels
• Specification and development of an algorithm for calculating the gas transmission from Lut 4Aop
• Prototyping and evaluation of the calibration algorithm (current muscle adaptation) Deserted calibration :
• Selection of reference sensors and strips
• Selection of 4 calibration sites
• Implementation of a method of correcting the gas transmission from LUV 4Aop
• Prototyping and evaluation of the calibration algorithm (current muscle adaptation)

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, points on regular advances, reports

Technical characteristics

The solution key points are as follows:

• Incommensurate

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