On August 22, 2002, a vicarious calibration (VC) experiment of MERIS, a pushbroom imaging spectrometer on ESA’s ENVISAT, was performed. The purpose of this experiment was the acquisition of in-situ measurements of surface and atmospheric conditions over a bright, uniform target. These data were then used to compute top-ofatmosphere (TOA) radiances, which were correlated with the MERIS TOA radia...

Remote sensing offers a cost efficient means for identifying and monitoring wetlands over a large area and at different moments in time. In this study, we aim at providing ecologically relevant information on characteristics of temporary and permanent isolated open water wetlands, obtained by standard techniques and relatively cheap imagery. The number, surface area, nearest distance, and dynam...