CERSAT
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About CERSAT
The Center for Satellite Exploitation and Research (CERSAT) is one of the major world data centers for oceanography. It processes, archives and distributes a large amount of data products obtained from satellite remote-sensing, mostly intended to support research activity in various fields (oceanography, meteorology, climatology,...) and operational applications based on space data (weather prediction, ocean circulation, environment monitoring,...).
The CERSAT is a department of the French Institute of Research for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), located in Brest (France). It is funded through various projects and contracts by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Community. It is also linked to many organizations and institutes, such as the Centre National d'Etude Spatiale (CNES), Meteo-France or the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), through several agreements and partnerships.
The CERSAT consists of both data management and research teams, interacting closely to provide new advances in ocean remote-sensing, knowledge and information systems, and improved support to users and applications.
Overview of CERSAT history and missions, including :
- current organisation and activities
- people working at the CERSAT
- contact information
Ressources and general information on the remote-sensing of the ocean from space, including :
- satellite missions providing data used or distributed by the CERSAT
- international projects related to the ocean in which the CERSAT is involved
- useful links on various topics of ocean remote-sensing
Data products archived, produced and distributed at CERSAT and related services, including :
- general catalog of the available datasets, in various fields such as fluxes, wind, sea surface temperature, sea-ice, waves, altimetry, ocean color...
- data access and visualization services
Research and development activities at the CERSAT addressing topics such as :
- calibrating/validating satellite sensors
- understanding and estimating ocean/atmosphere exchanges
- remote sensing of sea ice
- softwares for reading and using CERSAT data
- user manuals for CERSAT products
- quality assessment reports for ERS altimeter
- project reports
- publication
Chlorophyll evolution in the subtropical gyres
Arctic sea ice news
New Release of Satellite Turbulent Fluxes 1992 - 2007