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Monitoring the oceans within GMES: <strong>Sentinel</strong> 3<br />
<strong>Sentinel</strong>-3 <strong>Cal</strong>ibration and <strong>Val</strong>idation <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
<strong>ESA</strong>/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, 20-22 nd March 2012<br />
EUMETSAT:<br />
To operate the <strong>Sentinel</strong>-3 satellite for the European<br />
GMES programme (Global Monitoring for Environment<br />
and Security) during the routine operations phase.<br />
– Further response to the operational needs of the<br />
European marine (and climate) community.<br />
Mandate<br />
• Operationally monitor and control <strong>Sentinel</strong>-3 platform<br />
and payloads (S-3A and S-3B)<br />
• Operationally process and distribute instrument data<br />
and marine products<br />
• Provide support to the marine user community<br />
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*ultimately under <strong>ESA</strong> responsibility