DUE GlobBiomass
Progress Report – month or quarter/year
Prepared by:
WP 3000: Product Specification and Algorithm Design
WP Start date: KO + 3
WP End date: KO + 24
Deliverables
D6: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) – KO+12/24
D7: Design Justification File (DJF) – KO +12/24
Status per deliverable at start of
reporting period:
In progress
This month executed:
 A
 B
 C
Progress towards Objectives /
Achievements made:
This quarter executed:
(for quarterly reports only)
Please write a short summary about the whole activities in the
past quater.
Partners involved
name
Input of partner
 A
 B
 C
Deviations :
Corrective Actions :
Actions for next month :
 A
 B
 C

Percentage of WP completion:
X%
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Critical Issues
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Uni Jena – Dept. Earth Observation
Monthly Report January 2015
Date 9-Feb-16
Work Package Description
PROJECT: GLOBBIOMASS
PHASE: 1-3
WP REF: 3000
WP Title:
Products Specification and Algorithm
Design
Sheet of
Contractor:
Uni Sheffield
Issue Ref
WP Manager:
Shaun Quegan
Issue Date
Contributing Partners:
Uni Jena, Gamma, Uni Leicester,
CESBIO, IIASA, VTT
Start event:
Planned Date: KO+3
End event:
Planned Date: KO+24
Objectives:
 The key objective of this WP is to define methods leading to an improved global map of AGB,
taking into account regional approaches and the scientific basis of the algorithms. This will be
developed within the context provided by the Product Specification Document derived from
user requirements (WP1000) and the available ground and space data (WP2000).
Inputs:
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User Requirements Documents and Product Specification Document (Task 1)
Space Data and Ground Data Documents and the associated datasets (Task 2)
Methods developed by the GlobBiomass Regional Estimates team (Task 5)
Published literature
Tasks:
Task 3A (product specification and algorithm design needed to form a prototype reference
map at epoch 2):
o Review existing methods of biomass estimation developed for different regions in terms of
satellite data used, algorithms, and methods and data used for training
o Taking into account the products desired by the users (Task1), identify weaknesses and gaps at
regional and global scale and suggest methods to mitigate them
o Identify risks arising from inadequacy of available data or methods, and suggest approaches to
mitigate them
o Assess scope to improve existing products by using new methods and/or new data (satellite,
airborne, in situ), to include innovative combination of sensors and/or novel ways of
combining existing methods
o Based on previous tasks, specify optimal algorithm design for producing regional and global
biomass maps
o Specify the expected properties of the products to be produced and how these differ, if at all,
from the products specified by the users in Task 1.
o Produce Version 1 of Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Design Justification File
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Task 3B (biomass change maps up to 2015):
o Review existing (currently very limited) methods for estimating biomass change, to include
satellite data and algorithms used, and methods and data used for training
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Taking into account the review, but principally based on new methods, produce a design for
generating maps of biomass change over selected regions
Identify likely limitations in the change maps arising from physical and statistical
considerations, and data availability; relate these to the properties desired by the users
Update Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Design Justification File
Outputs:
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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (v. 1 for Task 3A, updated to v. 2 for Task 3B)
Design Justification File (v. 1 for Task 3A, updated to v. 2 for Task 3B)
Planned effort in man-hours: 3488
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