estec European Space Research and Technology Centre Keplerlaan 1 2201 AZ Noordwijk The Netherlands T +31 (0)71 565 6565 F +31 (0)71 565 6040 www.esa.int Aeolus Scientific Calibration and Validation Implementation Plan Prepared by A. G. Straume, D. Schuettemeyer, J. von Bismarck, T. Kanitz, T. Fehr Reference EOP-SM/2945/AGS-ags Issue 1 Revision 2 Date of Issue 15-Nov-2019 Status Issued Document Type PL - Plan Distribution Public Title ASCV IP Issue 1 Revision 2 Authors A.G. Straume, D. Schuettemeyer, J. Date 15-Nov-2019 von Bismarck, T. Kanitz, T. Fehr Approved by Date T. Parrinello (EOP-GM) 29 November 2019 Reason for change Issue Revision Date First draft by. D. Schuettemeyer including: overall 0 1 February 2015 structure based on S-3 CAL/VAL Implementation Plan, inclusion of Aeolus CAL/VAL Requirements doc content, overview of Aeolus CAL/VAL proposals Second draft, editorial updates based on review by 0 2 October 2015 AGS, TK, JvB Third draft, revisions by A.G Straume of document 0 3 January 2016 structure replacing calval requirements text with calval requirements table and mapping to proposals, geographical coverage, various updates. Fourth draft, inclusion of revisions by J. von Bismarck, 0 4 February 2016 T. Kanitz, D. Schuettemeyer First issue 1 0 February 2018 Update following review R. Koopman 1 1 September 2018 Update including proposals following CAL/VAL AO 1 2 November 2019 call reopening February 2018 Issue 1 Revision 2 Reason for change Date Pages Paragraph(s) Update including proposals after CAL/VAL AO 15/11/2019 all all reopening 2018 Page 2/146 Aeolus Scientific Calibration and Validation Implementation Plan Date 15-Nov-2019 Issue 1 Rev 2 Table of contents: 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 4 2 SCOPE AND RELATION TO OTHER DOCUMENTS .......................................................................... 5 2.1 Scope and Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Relation to other documents ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.3 Document Structure ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................ 7 3 APPLICABLE AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ..............................................................................14 3.1 Applicable Documents ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Reference Documents ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 4 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Aeolus Mission Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Aeolus Data Processing steps and Product Description ................................................................................................. 22 4.3.1 Data down-link and data preparation (L0 and L1A) .................................................................................................... 25 4.3.2 Data processing to Level 1B ........................................................................................................................................... 25 4.3.3 Dedicated calibration for Level 2 retrieval (CAL Suite) ............................................................................................... 26 4.3.4 Data processing to Level 2B and Level 2C (wind products) ........................................................................................ 26 4.3.5 Data processing to Level 2A (atmospheric backscatter and extinction coefficient products) ................................... 28 4.3.6 Auxiliary files ................................................................................................................................................................ 30 4.4 Data downlink, processing and distribution ................................................................................................................... 31 5 THE AEOLUS MISSION ORGANIZATION ...................................................................................... 34 6 AEOLUS PRODUCT VALIDATION ................................................................................................. 35 6.1 Product requirements ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 6.2 Scientific Calibration and Validation requirements ....................................................................................................... 35 6.3 Required CAL/VAL observation types and techniques .................................................................................................. 42 6.4 Guidance for comparisons of Aeolus products with collocated data ............................................................................. 43 6.4.1 Collocation criteria, analysis and reporting for comparison wind product with collocated data ..............................44 6.4.2 Collocation criteria, analysis and reporting for comparison optical properties product with collocated data ......... 47 6.5 Grouping and/or coordination of the Aeolus CAL/VAL activities ................................................................................. 51 6.6 Mapping of Aeolus CAL/VAL proposals to the CAL/VAL requirements....................................................................... 52 6.7 Identified gaps in the Aeolus CAL/VAL .......................................................................................................................... 57 7 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEW MISSION SPIN-OFF PRODUCTS ............................. 60 8 AEOLUS CAMPAIGNS ....................................................................................................................61 8.1 ESA supported Aeolus post-launch CAL/VAL campaigns ............................................................................................. 61 8.2 Further campaigns relevant for Aeolus CAL/VAL ..........................................................................................................64 9 AEOLUS PERFORMANCE, ALGORITHMS AND PRODUCT ACTIVITIES ........................................ 65 10 AEOLUS SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION TEAM GENERAL TERMS OF REFERENCE ............................ 66 11 AEOLUS CAL/VAL E1 TIMELINES AND KEY ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 67 12 INTERFACES BETWEEN ASCV TEAMS AND AEOLUS MISSION ACTIVITIES ................................ 68 13 DETAILED PLANS OF THE ASCV ................................................................................................... 71 13.1 High-level schedule Phase ASCV Team activities E1/E2 ............................................................................................... 71 13.2 Overall summary of planned ASCV validation activities ................................................................................................ 72 13.3 Executive Summary of planned validation activities ...................................................................................................... 78 13.4 Data requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 137 13.5 Aeolus data dissemination needs .................................................................................................................................. 137 13.6 Central Database to store Aeolus Campaigns and collocated CAL/VAL data sets ...................................................... 137 13.7 Information and tools .................................................................................................................................................... 138 13.8 Reporting ........................................................................................................................................................................ 138 13.8.1 Template short CAL/VAL status reports .................................................................................................................... 139 13.9 Communication .............................................................................................................................................................. 139 14 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................. 140 15 APPENDIX A: CONTACT DETAILS OF ASCV TEAM MEMBERS .................................................... 141 Page 3/146 Aeolus Scientific Calibration and Validation Implementation Plan Date 15-Nov-2019 Issue 1 Rev 2 1 INTRODUCTION The Aeolus atmospheric wind mission (called Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM)