Fluctus, satellite observations

Fluctus @ OSTST 2019

(October 2019) Fluctus has participated to the 2019 Ocean Surface Topography Meeting at Chicago. Bruno Picard has given 2 talks and collaborated to 1 poster. First talk (download the slides) is dedicated to the first results of the AMTROC study funded by Eumetsat and performed by Informus and Fluctus. The goal is to define, develop…
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Fluctus new logo

Fluctus is all about atmospheric water vapour, clouds, rain and data science. By the way, did you know that Fluctus are relatively short-lived wave formation, usually on the top surface of the cloud, in the form of curls or breaking waves (Kelvin-Helmholtz waves) ? So Olivier Lauret naturally comes with the idea of a logo…
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FDR4ALT: awarded contract by ESA/ESRIN in CLS consortium

Fluctus SAS has been awarded a contract by ESA/ESRIN in a consortium lead by CLS. Following the successful decades of ERS and Envisat Altimetry mission operations and data exploitation, the FDR4ALT project (Fundamental Data Record for Altimetry) shall revisit the long-standing series of Altimetry observations with the objective of improving the performance of the ESA…
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Fluctus @ Le Pré Vert (2)

(August 2019) Fluctus SAS premises are hosted in an ancient Hotel (Le Pré Vert) in Rabastens, Tarn, France. Closed since the past 10 years, it has been re-opened by La Locale, a Rabastens non-profit organization with economic and cultural objectives. Each host had to work a bit before the opening ! Note that the painting…
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Awarded contract by ESA/ESTEC in JCR Systems consortium: microwave radiometer for future swath altimetry missions

(September 2019) Fluctus SAS has been awarded a contract by ESA/ESTEC in a consortium lead by JCR Systems (UK) The goal of this study is to propose a design for a new generation of microwave radiometers that will provide atmospheric corrections for future altimetry missions (similar to the future CNES/NASA mission SWOT). In collaboration with…
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Awarded contract by ESA/ESTEC in AIRBUS consortium: microwave radiometer for future swath altimetry missions

(September 2019) Fluctus SAS has been awarded a contract by ESA/ESTEC in a consortium lead by Airbus DS (Madrid). The goal of this study is to propose a design for a new generation of microwave radiometers that will provide atmospheric corrections for future altimetry missions (similar to the future CNES/NASA mission SWOT). In collaboration with…
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Fluctus: first year achievements

The coming posts will focus on the main achievements of the first year of Fluctus SAS: location and identity, awarded contracts, participation to meetings. Keep in touch ! Spoiler: let’s have a look on the new logo !

Fluctus: awarded contract by EUMETSAT – Sentinel-3 MWR L2 Evolution Study

Informus GMBH supported by Fluctus SAS has been awarded a contract by EUMETSAT on Sentinel-3 MWR L2 Evolution study. The AMTROC activity will consist on a 9-month study to provide scientific development, prototyping, validation and quality definition for Copernicus Sentinel-3 Microwave Radiometer (MWR) Total Column Water Vapour (TCWV), Wet Tropospheric Correction (WTC) and Liquid Water…
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Fluctus @ Le Pré Vert

Fluctus premises are hosted by “Le Pré Vert”, a co-working space at Rabastens (Tarn) in a rural village near Toulouse. See the webpage http://leprevert81.fr/ and participate to the crowdfunding campain (https://lnkd.in/gpHp_Tv)

Astropreneurs H2020

Fluctus SAS has been accepted by the Astropreneurs programme! Astropreneurs H2020 Project selects entrepreneurs, spin-outs, start-ups, SME or others to receive mentoring, as part of the EU-Horizon2020 funded project “Astropreneurs”. Up to 50 hours of mentoring is available for each successful applicant, over a 3-month period. The objective is to create viable business cases and…
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