The Second EU Copernicus FRM4SOC Training for in situ Ocean Colour Above-Water Radiometry towards Satellite Validation was held in Venice from 6 to 20 July 2025.
The training was held in the island of San Servolo, at CNR- ISMAR, and at the Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower.
Full details and links to presentations are provided at the event page.
This year, 24 PhD students, postdocs and early career researchers from Europe, US, South America, and Asia were trained in the principles of above water radiometry, derivation of uncertainty budgets, and protocols for matchup analysis with satellite data.
The course included expert lectures from the project team on the collection of FRM-quality measurements for satellite validation; practical experience collecting field measurements; hands-on tutorials for working with Copernicus Sentinel-3 from EUMETSAT, and PACE from NASA; and an introduction to, and practical exercises for working with the HyperCP processor and ThoMaS matchup toolkit.
During the course, the participants also visited the Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower, where a full instrument intercomparison exercise was being performed by OC experts.
Participants took part in a group project on the data they collected and processed. They then presented their results on the gained hands-on experience towards the collection of FRM-quality measurements and on real validation against multiple ocean colour satellites.
Many thanks to the main organiser of the training, CNR- ISMAR, and to all the lecturers for their great commitment and contribution to the success of this course.
Photos: Vittorio Brando
