CIMR Level-2 Polar and Land Algorithms And Products: Design, Development and Validation

The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) is one of the six Copernicus Expansion Missions currently being implemented by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. The mission is specifically designed to provide measurement evidence in support of developing, implementing, and monitoring the impact of the European Integrated Policy for the Arctic. CIMR provides microwave imaging radiometry measurements at low frequency (L-, C-, X-, K- and Ka-band) with relatively high spatial resolution and high radiometric fidelity. In this paper, the current plan for the design, development and validation of the ESA CIMR Level-2 products is described.