ESA-JAXA Pre-Launch EarthCARE
Science and Validation Workshop

13 – 17 November 2023 | ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy

EVDC Cal/Val archive
Ann Mari Fjæraa, Ian Boyd, Shridhar Jawak
and the NADIR-team (Martin Album Yttre-Eide, Paul Eckhardt, RichardRud, Thomas H.Espe, Yong Lin)

EVDC Cal/Val archive

ESA atmospheric Validation Data Center (EVDC)
ESAs in-house database with more than 1.8 mill individual files covering:• Data from historical validation campaigns such as EASOE, VINTERSOL,CINDI, ASKOS, for ENVISAT, AEOLUS, Sentinel-5P and other missions.
• Remote sensing and in-situ measurements from groundbased and airborne
stationary and mobile platforms (aircraft, balloon, bouy, drone, ship)• Operational data in near-real-time from research infrastructures in
Europe and America such as ACTRIS (CloudNet, EARLINET), TOLNet, MPLNet,
Pandonia Global Network. Onging efforts together with GALION.
• Links to other data archives at e.g. AVDC, NDACC• Data from 1965 until present• More than 1400 users
ESA-JAXA Pre-Launch EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop | 13 – 17 November 2023 | ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy

https://evdc.esa.int

EVDC Cal/Val archivehttps://evdc.esa.int
EVDC specific support for EarthCARE

Data agreement – exchange of Cal/Val data andImproved graphical search
fast delivery of Cal/Val data to system developers
interface
Individual data support for all Cal/Val teams.
Data repository for storeage and exchange of validation data protected by the Data Protocol/Data exchange agreement.
Embargo period of data outside the ‘ECVT’
Harmonized data formats (metadata) GEOMS HDF/NetCDF
Disc system forAll files available in EVDC in same format «plug and play» into your code.data upload
DOI servise, self assignment of DOIs for campaings or individual measurements,
offer to host and maintain landing pages.
Freely distributed code for data conversion to GEOMS (IDL and python)

ESA-JAXA Pre-Launch EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop | 13 – 17 November 2023 | ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy

EVDC Cal/Val archivehttps://evdc.esa.int
EVDC Pre-launch results
AECARE (EVID05 ATMO-ACCESS) rehearsal – data harvested from EARLINET and CloudNET when there is a (syntetic)
overpass, via APIs. Direct upload of data from individual stations in MPLNet, and UAV and LIDAR data from Cyprus.
F.Marenco

72 data agreement protocols signed, between data providers and EVDC.
11 new harmonsized GEOMS metadata templates created together with Cal/Val teams.
3 requests for templates.
Ongoing work with Level-3 data template for Aerosol LiDAR measurements.
302 individual measurement locations/principles
Cal/Val EVID-talks
registered based on input from 42 teams/EVID-AO proposals.
Dialouge with pre-launch test users.
Need for CAMS data support + aux. DataContribution to «Best Practices»
document.

ESA-JAXA Pre-Launch EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop | 13 – 17 November 2023 | ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy

EVDC Cal/Val archivehttps://evdc.esa.int
EVDC for PIs

Have a look at our training material, videos and webinar recordings
Expect to be contacted by EVDC in the coming weeks
Meet us this afternoon in the demo room
EVDC database workshop in fall 2024 (Norway and online)
nadirteam@nilu.no / amf@nilu.noFollow us on X @evdc_team

ESA-JAXA Pre-Launch EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop | 13 – 17 November 2023 | ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy