POLDER 2
POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances

AGENCYCNES (France)
SATELLITEADEOS-II (Japan)
OPERATING DATES14/12/02 - 25/10/03
SWATH (km)2400
RESOLUTION (m)6000
# OF BANDS9
SPECTRAL COVERAGE(nm)443-910

Data Sources:

The final scientific POLDER 1 and 2 ocean colour products are available on the POLDER website/order desk at: http://polder.cnes.fr. HDF data files can be visualized directly or downloaded using the "on-line products" menubar. Animations of POLDER level 3 maps can also be viewed. An ordering interface is available to receive the complete products (register first in order to get a password )

The POLDER-2 algorithm includes some improvements with regard to the previous POLDER 1 products and also new bio_optical parameters like water absorption and backscattering coefficients. An excellent agreement with in-situ measurements has been obtained.

Information about algorithms, products and validation results can be found on the POLDER mission website at: http://smsc.cnes.fr/POLDER/A_produits_scie.htm

POLDER 1 data have been reprocessed with the new algorithms, so that a consistent set of POLDER products is now available for a total period of 15 months:

  • 8 months for POLDER 1 from October 1996 to June 1997
  • 7 months for POLDER 2 from April to October 2003

POLDER Presentations:

CNES Ocean-colour related programmes & activities E. Thouvenot, 8th IOCCG, Florence, February 2003. [PDF File]

Recent improvements in POLDER 2 Ocean Color Processing. J.M. Nicolas, P.Y.Deschamps, C. Moulin, H. Loisel, O. Rasson and F. Thieuleux. SIMBIOS, Baltimore, January 2002. [Link]

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