RA-2/MWR Level 2 algorithms verification and products validation group status

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RA-2/MWR Level 2 algorithms verification and
products validation group status

• Level 2 group activities time schedule
• IPF/F-PAC upgrade time schedule
• ESLs/PDS interfaces during Commissioning Phase
• ESLs/IPF readiness status
• Conclusions

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Level 2 group activities time schedule

• L to L 3 months
• Phase 1 of L1b group activities
• L1b/L2 data used for L2 algorithms verification
  at ESRIN
• L 3 to L 4 months
• Phase 2 of L1b group activities
• systematic L2 algorithms verification by ESLs
  (coarse tuning)
• L0, L1b and L2 data disseminated to ESLs and CCVT
• L 4 to L 6 months
• systematic L2 algorithms verification by ESLs
  (fine tuning)
• L0, L1b and L2 data disseminated to ESLs and CCVT

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IPF/F-PAC upgrades time schedule
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ESLs/PDS interfaces during CP
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ESLs/IPF/F-PAC readiness review

• ESLs ready for EnviSat launch
• ref. processors code and DPMs/IODDs updated and
  checked by ESA
• new e-2-e TDS produced to test the new
  algorithms/interfaces in IPF/F-PAC
• frozen state of ref. Processors
  codes/documentation
• IPF upgrade on-going
• new documents/TDS delivered by ESA to ALCATEL
• F-PAC software upgrade on-going
• e-2-e TDS available for F-PAC testing
• discrepancies between IPF and F-PAC identified

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Conclusions

• Strategies for L2 algorithms verification already
  specified
• see RA2/MWR Level 2 algorithms verification and
  products validation plan (PO-PL-ESR-RA-0034 iss.
  1.c) for more details
• Tools needed for these activities already
  developed (MSSL) or under development (CLS)