| AGENCY: | CNES (France) |
| SATELLITE: | ADEOS-II (Japan) |
| OPERATING DATES: | 14/12/02 – 25/10/03 |
| SWATH (km): | 2400 |
| RESOLUTION (m): | 6000 |
| # OF BANDS: | 9 |
| 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]
POLDER News:
- First Light Images from GLI and POLDER (IOCCG News, March 2003)
POLDER Links:
The sixth International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting will take place in Darmstadt, Germany from 1 – 4 December 2025, hosted by EUMETSAT and ESA with support from other agencies.