02.11.17 David Meldrum presented a paper on the SST aspects of FRM4STS to the EUMETSAT conference in Rome on 2 October 2017. The presentation; Towards improved drifter SST – A collaboration between the satellite community and the Data Buoy Co-operation Panel is now available under Presentations on our Project Documents page. A poster of the same topic is also available under Posters on our Project Documents page. 01.11.17 SST-Drift 2017: Scientific and technical workshop on traceability of drifter SST measurements 13 November 2017, Plouzane, France The SST-Drift 2017 workshop will review progress since the workshop on traceability of drifter SST measurements held in October 2016 and reach consensus on the way forward for drifter SST measurements and the establishment of best practice for the community. Help develop best practice for future drifter SST by registering your interest – contact David Meldrum davidmeldrumltd@gmail.com. A draft agenda can be found here. 30.10.17 A new poster; Towards Improved Drifter SST: A Collaboration between the Satellite Community and the Data Buoy Co-Operation Panel by David Meldrum, Jon Turton, Gary Corlett, Craig Donlon and Anne O’Carroll is now available to download. 16.10.17 FRM4STS International Workshop From the 16 – 18 October, NPL are hosting the FRM4STS International Workshop. FRM4STS is an ESA funded project, to establish and maintain SI traceability of global Fiducial Reference Measurements (FRM) for satellite derived surface temperature product validation. The project will facilitate international harmonisation and interoperability through organisation of a set of inter comparisons under the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and its Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV). (Top) Chris Merchant of the University of Reading presenting Satellite-Based Sea Surface Temperature Climate Data Records. (Bottom) Delegates come together in breakout sessions to discuss and work towards an FRM4STS Roadmap. The FRM4STS International Workshop is now underway – if you are unable to attend the workshop, please visit the Workshop page where you can find many of the presentations. 01.07.17 FRM4STS International Workshop 16 – 18 October 2017, FRM4STS International Workshop at NPL Free to attend, but registration is essential: Register online Contact: events@npl.co.uk The deadline for submitting a short extract has been extended. If you would like to submit a short abstract (~300 words) for consideration by the international scientific committee, please contact: events@npl.co.uk by 8 September 2017 For further details, please visit the International Workshop page. 01.06.17 Satellite validation international workshop Validating Copernicus Sentinel data using Fiducial Reference Measurements; 20th – 21st June 2017, Plymouth, UK Dr Andrew Banks – Senior Research Scientist at NPL will be speaking about the FRM4STS project at the The Copernicus Sentinel Atlantic Meridional Transect Fiducial Reference Measurements workshop in June. The workshop will serve as a forum for discussing the performance of Sentinel -1, -2 and -3 at retrieving ocean colour, sea surface temperature in the open ocean and coastal environments. It will also identify potential strategies for the validation of Sentinel missions in the future. The workshop will address four main themes: 1.Fiducial Reference Measurement methods and protocols 2.Ocean Colour validation 3.Sea Surface Temperature validation 4.Validation of upper ocean dynamics The workshop should be beneficial to anyone with an interest in the validation of satellite data. For more information, please visit: http://amt4sentinelfrm.org/International_Workshop 17.03.17 A Brief Guide to FRM4STS The FRM4STS Project has produced a brochure regarding its work to establish and maintain SI traceability of global Fiducial Reference Measurements (FRM) for satellite-derived surface temperature product validation. Please visit FRM4STS: Improving accuracy, interoperability and confidence in climate understanding through thermal infrared radiometer international comparisons – for a copy. For other papers and presentations, please visit the Project Documents page. 14.03.17 The spatial variability experiment was performed by dragging a sledge with mounted radiometers. Photo provided by W. Wimmer Field Inter-Comparison Experiment (FICE) of Ice surface temperature Jacob Høyer (DMI) and Werenfrid Wimmer (University of Southampton) have provided details regarding a successful field inter-comparison experiment over sea ice that was conducted in March-April 2016 on the sea ice off Qaanaaq, in Northwest Greenland. The site is well suited for conducting a field campaign on the sea ice and for measuring the ice surface temperature with radiometers. It is well within the high Arctic at 77oN with a dry Arctic atmosphere and cold temperatures in April. Three different research groups (DMI, Met Norway and University of Southampton) participated with six different thermal infrared radiometers in the inter-comparison, the first of its kind over sea ice, including two Fiducial Reference Measurements Thermal Infrared Radiometers. For further detail on the field inter-comparison experiment, please visit: Phase 2C: Ice Surface Temperature, Greenland. 24.10.16 A scientific and technical workshop on traceability of drifter SST measurements A report by David Meldrum on the meeting hosted at Scripps on 13-14 October 2016 under the auspices of the ESA FRM4STS initiative can now be found here: A scientific and technical workshop on traceability of drifter SST measurements, and also at our Project Documents page in the Meetings section. You can also find copies of the presentations within the workshop agenda here: A scientific and technical workshop on traceability of drifter SST measurements 03.10.16 FRM4STS at New Scientist Live NPL featured a unique demonstration of satellite technology at New Scientist Live, a large festival of science held between 22 and 25 September featuring exhibits, talks and demonstrations on a range of different subjects including FRM4STS. NPL’s stand featured a miniaturised 3D-printed satellite model that contained a spectrometer. Visitors could move the spectrometer between a range of materials that mimicked different types of landscapes, such as vegetation, bare soil, sand and inorganic material (plastic grass). Additionally, the stand featured a demonstration of a thermal imaging camera. A thermogram comparing a cold hand and a warm hand Our exhibit and activities at New Scientist Live was developed through the Metrology for Earth Observation and Climate project, which is part of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). Also led by NPL, this project aims to develop new calibration methods for Earth observation satellites and to enhance the accuracy of their measurements. 08.08.16 NPL to host FRM4STS Workshop; 7 – 9 March 2017 From the 7-9 March next year, NPL will be hosting the FRM4STS Workshop. Further detail to be made available shortly. 08.08.16 FRM4STS Participant Data Could all the participants of the recent FRM4STS exercise, please ensure they submit their comparison data by Monday 15th August 2016. 08.07.16 NPL host ESA funded Infrared radiometer and blackbody intercomparison From the 24 June to 8 July, NPL hosted the Infrared radiometer and blackbody intercomparison. FRM4STS is an ESA funded project, to establish and maintain SI traceability of global Fiducial Reference Measurements (FRM) for satellite derived surface temperature product validation. The project will facilitate international harmonisation and interoperability through organisation of a set of inter comparisons under the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and its Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV). Taking place for the fourth time, these experiments are used as a comparison for both methodology and metrology, inviting research institutions from around the world to take part. The three weeks are made up of three types of validation: Controlled laboratory testing, Water surface temperature (WST) measurements and land surface temperature measurements, all useful for validation of satellite temperature data. Both the lab and land measurements took place on site at NPL, while the WST measurements took place aboard the NPL research raft on the Wraysbury reservoir. 28.04.16 The slide presentation from the recent webinar sessions is now available under Project Documents 25.04.16 Q and A on FRM4STS comparison campaigns On April 28th at 07:00 and 15:00 GMT there will be a 1 hr Webinar to present an overview of the forthcoming FRM4STS (Laboratory and Field comparison activities) for instrumentation used to measure surface IR Brightness Temperature of Land, Ocean and Ice. It is intended to provide a forum for participants (confirmed or considering) to discuss details/issues/requirements and ensure that the planned activities provide the maximum benefit to the community. The log on details are: Morning Session FRM4STS Webinar 0700 – 0800 UTC/GMT Afternoon Session FRM4STS Webinar 1500 – 1600 UTC/GMT
