Project

Project Reference

Name EO-LDAS

Title Earth Observation - Land Data Assimilation Scheme

Thematic Area Land Surface

Cost 300 - 400 K

Action Line Novel Algorithms and Products

Status Completed in 2010

Missions LANDSAT 5, SPOT 5, LANDSAT 7, Multi-Missions

Project Description

Objectives

This activity aims to contribute to the improvement of our understanding of the Earth system and its processes by developing a generic Land Data Assimilation Scheme.

Phase 1 - Scheme development:

Assessment of previous approaches including an outline of their drawbacks (lessons learnt)
Analysis of suitability of existing Radiative Transfer Models (RTF) models
Development of an assimilation scheme (outlining different schemes and their analysis)
First impact analysis tailored towards the CEOS Land Surface Imaging (LSI) constellation concept

A generic land data assimilation scheme would have manifold benefits for the EO data exploitation and thus supports the expansion of EO user communities.

Project Consortium

Project Partners NCEO : National Centre for Earth Observation(Prime contractor)
U Jena : Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena(Subcontractor)
JRC : Joint Research Centre(Subcontractor)
FastOpt : FastOpt(Subcontractor)
SciSys : SciSys UK Ltd.(Subcontractor)

Contact Points

Project Manager Jon Styles
National Centre for Earth Observation
University of Reading
Whiteknights, PO Box 217,
READING, Berkshire, RG6 6AH,
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 118 966 0554
pjs@mail.nerc-essc.ac.uk

Technical Officer Michael Berger

Useful Information

Brochure: STSE | Support to Science Element

STSE Report 2008-2012

STSE Conferences