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CHRIS-PROBA Jornada Experiment

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PDF of presentation at ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, September 20, 2006 

Article title: MAPPING SHRUB ABUNDANCE IN DESERT GRASSLANDS USING GEOMETRIC-OPTICAL
MODELING AND MULTIANGLE REMOTE SENSING WITH CHRIS/Proba
Reference: RSE6606
Journal title: Remote Sensing of Environment
Corresponding author: Dr. Mark James Chopping
First author: Dr. Mark J Chopping
Received at Elsevier: 25-MAY-2006
DOI information: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.04.022

We are pleased to inform you that this article is available online via the following DOI link to paper

Breaking News (mid-April 2006): Space imagery and scientific instrument activities of Sira acquired by SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.).
IWMMM-4 Open Letter (PDF)
Draft manuscript with the latest results from GO modeling work (Dec'05/Jan'06) -- submitted (PDF) (here is the revised version).
A few slides (PPT).
Across-track sampling (PPT).
Latest progress report, January 29, 2006 (PDF)
Proba ESA 3rd party Missions web site
EOPI Proba Information Area (look us up under project # 2822).
Data from XEphem orbital prediction for August 11, 2004
TLE archive
APRIL 2004 UPDATE (PPT)   CHRIS/Proba Meeting at ESRIN, April 28 2004.
2nd workshop presentations (2004)
News, including Current Acquisition Status
May 6th, 2003 Acquisition QLs (unenhanced).
Work to date (Nov. 2003)... (PDF)
APRIL 2003 UPDATE in lieue of ESA Meeting @ Nordwijk.
PROBA orbit of first acquisition...

CHRIS is the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer developed by Sira Electro-Optics and flown on the European Space Agency's PROBA satellite. The USDA, ARS Jornada Experimental Range is one of the 22 core sites worldwide selected for exploiting data from the instrument.

______CHRIS-PROBA UK Site (60x60x80 cm, 94 kg)

______www.CHRIS-PROBA.org.uk site

European Space Agency PROBA page.

First CHRIS Image Acquisition over the Jornada, 08/05/02 (nadir only!) _______First CHRIS Image Acquisition over the Jornada, 08/05/02 (nadir only!).
October 15, 2002 update...
September 2002 update...
July 24 update...
May 27 update...
Archived CHRIS Images
IGARSS 2002 (Toronto) presentation by Mike Cutter (Sira)
April 2002: 1st image (distributed) from CHRIS
October 22: PROBA APPEARS OK post-launch...
October 22: PSLV LAUNCH of PROBA (ESA) and BIRD (DLR) APPEARS OK!
October 19, 2001: LAUNCH IMMINENT
(see also the Launch schedules...)
October 19 MODES (Word doc)
October 19 SITES (xls shift-click)
October 19 SITES (xls prettier; shift-click)

News 27th Feb. 2001: tentative launch date announced

News 11th July 2000: it looks as if we will not be able to acquire m/any multiple-view angle scenes for the Sevilleta NWR as a result of resource constraints (PROBA must sunbathe after each sequence of acquisitions). However, it should be possible to obtain some single-view images.

USDA, ARS Jornada/Sevilleta Experiment Proposal
The Jornada/Sevilleta Experiment Presentation given at ESA-ESTEC on 4th July 2000.
Photograph of presentation.
Report 10/01by Quaife, Barnsley, Thackrah and Lewis: Mission status of CHRIS-PROBA and its utility for sampling the Earth BRDF (PDF)
Launch schedules...
ESA ESTEC email 6/13/2000
SITE SELECTION (Excel - SHIFT CLICK / OPTION CLICK)
AO Announcement of Opp. (PDF)
CHRIS-PROBA Experimenters' Handbook (PDF)
ESA ESTEC CHRIS-PROBA AO site

Webpage last updated February 10, 2006 by Mark Chopping.