(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 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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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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(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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(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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(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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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 !
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 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)
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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