Meris/aatsr Synergy Algorithms for Cloud Screening, Aerosol Retrieval and Atmospheric Correction
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The MERIS and AATSR instruments onboard ENVISAT provide similar resolution and swath but complementary information, encompassing different spectral domains and viewing geometries. We present research on synergistic use of MERIS and AATSR imagery, with objectives (i) to define and evaluate algorithms for improved cloud screening, global aerosol retrieval and land atmospheric correction, (ii) to implement these algorithms within the BEAM toolbox, and (iii) to formulate recommendations for the exploitation of the Sentinel-3 OLCI and SLSTR
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