1. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 1 - WP 5000 – Impact Assessment S. Labroue, T. Moreau, P. Thibaut (CLS) N. Picot, F. Boy (CNES)

2. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 2 - Round Robin exercise –Collaborative context : In the consortium : iteration loops and review processes will be set up Outside the consortium : open to other data set evaluation (contributions from NOAA, TAS, ENSEEIHT, UCL, …) –CLS should define the metrics and the methodology for the quality assessment With the retracking experts (special sensitivity in SAR processing which are not present in LRM processing) Taking into account the WP2000 conclusions/recommendations => Metrics and methodology has to be approved by the consortium –Comparison of one retracking taking another one as reference Importance to all agree on the reference Comparison focused on SLA and sea state (SWH and sigma0 when available in RDSAR) Detection of differences between the algorithms Work on metrics able to quantify the relative advantages/drawbacks of each of them. Feedbacks to the WP4000 retracking experts Possibly recommend one algorithm? KOM WP5000: Impact Assessment - Methodology

3. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 3 - Objectives of this assessment for open ocean 1.Detect correlated errors for scales beyond 150 km 2.Confirm that the SAR processing allows retrieving smallest spatial scales (20-70 km) thanks to 20 Hz noise reduction in the along track direction The objective of WP5000 is to compare the algorithms on metrics agreed by everyone. The metrics are not able to detect everything => some subtle processing differences might not be detectable by the proposed metrics (impact of a few mm difficult to separate from the oceanic signal) The multiplication of different metrics is important WP5000: Impact Assessment - Methodology KOM

4. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 4 - Each processing has been validated individually by each responsible of WP4000 task The objective of the WP5000 is to go further in the geophysical validation of these algorithms for each sub-team with a focus on retracking methods (assessment of the geophysical correction is not foreseen) Product Validation Reports are provided for each algorithm in WP4000 Data sets are produced by WP4000 contributors on agreed areas and periods Analysis performed at 1 Hz and at 20 Hz depending on the objective => Data sets with 20 Hz sampling would be preferred (compression at 1 Hz can be performed by the WP5000) WP5000: Impact Assessment - Methodology KOM

5. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 5 - WP5000 Impact Assessment Round Robin exercise Overall impact assessment report WP5000: Impact Assessment – Work Plan WP4400 data set Data set user manual WP4000 Product validation report WP4000 ATBDs CNES/CLS database (other EO satellite data and geophysical corrections) CNES/CLS database (L2 CPP SAR/RDSAR) I N P U T S WP2000 recommandations WP4000 contributors are consulted to check and agree the outputs

6. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 6 - WP5000: Impact Assessment - Work Plan We propose the CPP/CNES retracking as a reference for the LRM because we have a large data set (since January 2011) available and already validated We recommend the use of L1 CPP data over SAR mode areas as inputs of SAR and RDSAR retrackings 1.to perform direct differences between collocated SAR and RDSAR measurements 2.because SAR waveforms are consistent in time with unchanged IPF data processing (no over-sampling in range and truncation, and no azimuth Hamming weighting implemented) RDSAR retrackings should be validated compared to the CPP LRM retracking SAR retrackings should be validated compared to RDSAR retracking to be chosen (in the most intelligent manner to evidence the best of each algorithm) No SSB corrections applied to SAR and LRM mode. This could potentially explain some observed discrepancies between SAR and LRM SLA

7. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 7 - How to validate SAR processing? –Difficult because limited areas and not a global coverage compared to LRM mode –No overlap between LRM and SAR zones We propose a 2 steps approach –SAR validated versus Reduced SAR = Relative Validation The easiest one since the reference is collocated Analysis of Cryosat-2 data alone –Reduced SAR validated versus LRM = Absolute Validation (3 means) Analysis of Cryosat-2 data Cross calibration with J2 Analysis of the LRM/RDSAR transition WP5000: Impact Assessment - Methodology KOM Absolute validationRelative validation LRM RDSAR SAR RDSAR-LRM transition SAR-LRM transition SAR-RDSAR This 2 steps approach could be completed by absolute validation between SAR and LRM (without using the RDSAR comparison)

8. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 8 - Analysis of Cryosat-2 data –Maps of rejected data –Spectral analysis of SLA, SWH –Analysis of the parameters related to the retracking (histograms, maps) –Analysis of the parameters related to the 20Hz =>1 Hz compression –Detection of dependencies Focus on scales greater than 150 km Sensitivity to radial velocity, SWH, mispointing, etc… –Performance at cross-overs and SLA –Exploit the change of geographical mask that provides a few crossovers between LRM and SAR mode (before and after the 7 th May 2012) –Analysis of parameters wrt to coastal distance –Sea floor mapping over the Pacific ocean region operating in SAR mode: To find new structures (using data where we have never got any ones) To evaluate the quality of the data (Cryosat SAR noise level and its qualities at different wavelengths) by comparing SAR retracked data to mss or mean profiles. KOM WP5000: Impact Assessment – Absolute Validation

9. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 9 - Cross calibration with J2 –Qualitative by comparing 2 along track profiles by selecting parallel tracks –Quantitative with statistics at crossovers Analysis of the LRM/RDSAR transition –Important to insure RDSAR validation –Histograms of parameters in LRM mode at the transition location –Histograms of parameters in SAR mode at the transition location –Analysis of the difference RDSAR-LRM at the transition location WP5000: Impact Assessment – Absolute Validation KOM

10. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 10 - Analysis of differences between 2 retrackings Some of the metrics should certainly be analysed by the WP4000 validation reports –Maps of gained or rejected data compared to the reference based on our experience in data editing –Spectral analysis of differences of SLA, SWH (cancels out the physical signal) –Analysis of the parameters differences (histograms, maps) –Detection of dependencies in the difference Focus on scales greater than 150 km Sensitivity to radial velocity, SWH, mispointing, etc… WP5000: Impact Assessment – Relative Validation KOM

11. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 11 - WP5000: Impact Assessment - Metrics Problem of multi-degrees of freedom: –Data analyses will focus on the dependencies wrt radial velocity and off- nadir mispointing angle of the satellite (that may impact the estimates) –Need to separate ascending and descending tracks that are related to different radial velocity and off-nadir angle values at the same point location. –We might have to consider all SAR mode areas to cover the largest range of values as possible for allowing robust statistical analyses and efficient assessment of the impact of each new products

12. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 12 - May 2012

13. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 13 - August 2012

14. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 14 - Equatorial Pacific –Acquisition since 7 May 2012 (and reduced area since 01/10) –Brown-like zone (few rain/blooms, SWH close to 2 m, low oceanic variability stable in time) Med Sea –Well known region –But with calm seas (bloom events) –Coastal region North Atlantic –Seasonal variation (with bloom events in summer time) –High waves in winter time Agulhas Current –Zone studied in PISTACH => J2 high resolution data sets available (20Hz) with optimised processing –High waves WP5000: Impact Assessment – Zones & Period August 2012 April 2012

15. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 15 - August 2012 February 2012 WP5000: Impact Assessment – Zones & Period What is the recommended geographical coverage: Global –to separate the errors linked to radial velocity, mispointing, SWH –to cover most of the range of radial velocity, mispointing, SWH values

16. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 16 - WP5000: Impact Assessment – Zones & Period What is the recommended time : –At least 2 months time series (1 cycle in summer and 1 cycle in winter) to provide significant variation of SWH and mispointing

17. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 17 - WP5000: Impact Assessment - Zones & Period To assess the quality of the sea level spectrum at all spatial scales, the spectral analysis should be able: –To detect noise level @ high frequency –To identify correlated errors for scales between 10 and 80km –To check consistency of the oceanic signal @ high wavelength 1 cycle over SAR Pacific zone 1 day over SAR Pacific zone 3 cycles over SAR Pacific zone SAR CPP CS2 LRM J2 RDSAR CPP CS2 First valuable result

18. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 18 - The different metrics listed will help to answer to the 4 sub themes ThemesMetrics Open Ocean Coastal Ocean Sea Floor Mapping Polar Ocean All Distance to coast SLA from multi-tracks tightly spaced All WP5000: Impact Assessment - Synthesis KOM

19. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 19 - Inputs –WP1000 user requirements synthesis –WP2000 synthesis –WP4000 validation reports Deliverables –Validation report for each algorithm –Synthesis report Risks –Not enough data to assess each algorithm (open ocean) –No clear conclusion coming out from this assessment WP5000: Impact Assessment - Synthesis KOM

20. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 20 - WP5000: Impact Assessment – Tools Comparisons will be performed in terms of: –Cartographies (to visualize geographyically correlated mean error) –Histograms –Spectral analysis (allowing to identify the energy/error levels at different spatial wavelengths) –Time series analysis –Depedencies analysis (correlations between parameters)

21. CP4O Progress meeting 1 - Frascati - 21-23 November 2012 - 21 - SAMPLE TEST REPORT

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