SciReC

Science and Requirements Consolidation Study

The goal of the SciReC-Nitrosat study is to ensure that scientific evidence is available to
allow Advisory Committee for Earth Observation (ACEO) to provide a recommendation to ESA for the down-selection of candidate missions at the end of Phase 0. The study objective is to mature and demonstrate that the Nitrosat Scientific Readiness Level is at least 4 at the end of Phase 0, and to provide further necessary scientific support to the Nitrosat Mission Scientist and overall Nitrosat Phase 0 activities in a timely manner.

The main work involves to identify, assess, refine and substantiate the science goals, the mission objectives and the mission and observation requirements.

EVALUATION AND REQUIREMENTS

Mission performance evaluation
Mission requirements to mission objectives and science goals

ELEMENTS RELATED TO MISSION OBJECTIVES AND SCIENCE GOALS

The assessment of the mission performance and the science return is a very important part of the SciReC-Nitrosat study, and has been divided in 4 subtasks:

N°1 – Emission inversion demonstration and assessment
N°2 – Demonstration of inverse modelling and model assimilation
N°3 – Assessment of the role Nitrosat can play on constraining Nr emissions from fires and fire detection
N°4 – High level products and impact assessments

SciReC Team

External experts

Frank Dentener – JRC, Italy
Mark Sutton – CEH, United-Kingdom
Michel Van Roozendael – BIRA-IASB, Belgium
Jan Willem Erisman – LEIDEN-U, Netherlands