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The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations

Tobias Storch·Hans-Peter Honold·Sabine Chabrillat·Martin Habermeyer·Paul Tucker·Maximilian Brell·Andreas Ohndorf·Katrin Wirth·Matthias Betz·Michael Kuchler·Helmut Muhle·Emiliano Carmona·Simon Baur·Martin Mucke·Sebastian Low·Daniel Schulze·Steffen Zimmermann·Christoph Lenzen·Sebastian Wiesner·Saika Aida·Ralph Kahle·Peter Willburger·Sebastian Hartung·Daniele Dietrich·Nicolae Plesia·Mirco Tegler·Katharina Schork·Kevin Alonso·David B. Marshall·Birgit Gerasch·Peter Schwind·Miguel Pato·Mathias Schneider·Raquel de los Reyes·Maximilian Langheinrich·Julian Wenzel·Martin Bachmann·Stefanie Holzwarth·Nicole Pinnel·Luis Guanter·Karl Segl·Daniel Scheffler·Saskia Foerster·Niklas Bohn·Astrid Bracher·Mariana Soppa·Ferran Gascon·Robert O. Green·Raymond F. Kokaly·Jose M. Moreno·Cindy Ong·Manuela Sornig·Ricarda Wernitz·Klaus Bagschik·Detlef Reintsema·Laura La Porta·Anke Schickling·Sebastian Fischer
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EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) is a high-resolution imaging spectroscopy remote sensing mission that was successfully launched on April 1st, 2022. Equipped with a prism-based dual-spectrometer, EnMAP performs observations in the spectral range between 418.2 nm and 2445.5 nm with 224 bands and a high radiometric and spectral accuracy and stability. EnMAP products, with a ground instantaneous field-of-view of 30 m x 30 m at a swath width of 30 km, allow for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of surface variables from frequently and consistently acquired observations on a global scale. This article presents the EnMAP mission and details the activities and results of the Launch and Early Orbit and Commissioning Phases until November 1st, 2022. The mission capabilities and expected performances for the operational Routine Phase are provided for existing and future EnMAP users.

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Tobias Storch, Hans-Peter Honold, Sabine Chabrillat, Martin Habermeyer, Paul Tucker, Maximilian Brell, Andreas Ohndorf, Katrin Wirth, Matthias Betz, Michael Kuchler, Helmut Muhle, Emiliano Carmona, Simon Baur, Martin Mucke, Sebastian Low, Daniel Schulze, Steffen Zimmermann, Christoph Lenzen, Sebastian Wiesner, Saika Aida, Ralph Kahle, Peter Willburger, Sebastian Hartung, Daniele Dietrich, Nicolae Plesia, Mirco Tegler, Katharina Schork, Kevin Alonso, David B. Marshall, Birgit Gerasch, Peter Schwind, Miguel Pato, Mathias Schneider, Raquel de los Reyes, Maximilian Langheinrich, Julian Wenzel, Martin Bachmann, Stefanie Holzwarth, Nicole Pinnel, Luis Guanter, Karl Segl, Daniel Scheffler, Saskia Foerster, Niklas Bohn, Astrid Bracher, Mariana Soppa, Ferran Gascon, Robert O. Green, Raymond F. Kokaly, Jose M. Moreno, Cindy Ong, Manuela Sornig, Ricarda Wernitz, Klaus Bagschik, Detlef Reintsema, Laura La Porta, Anke Schickling, Sebastian Fischer. 2023. The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113632

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