{"id":270,"date":"2026-07-06T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/zenithal-blue\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=270"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:21:34","slug":"cherri","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/zenithalblue.com\/ca\/projects\/cherri\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHERRI aims to improve advanced climate models by incorporating satellite data going back to the 1970s, while strengthening the use of current Copernicus missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge is significant: producing coherent, stable climate records that span half a century requires reconciling instruments, calibration approaches, and data formats across generations of missions. CHERRI tackles that head-on, turning fragmented historical archives into seamless time series that climate models can actually use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longer, more stable historical data records mean more robust climate models and more reliable answers to the questions climate science is being asked to settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our contribution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are the only SME participating in the international consortium, contributing specialized expertise to one of the project&#8217;s core scientific challenges: the recovery, recalibration, and homogenization of historical satellite data, a process best described as data archaeology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This work eliminates discontinuities between missions and produces coherent, stable time series suitable for advanced climate model assimilation, helping unlock the scientific value buried in five decades of satellite archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recovery of historical satellite data, including records from the 1970s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recalibration and homogenization across mission generations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elimination of discontinuities between heritage and modern datasets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generation of coherent, climate-quality long-term time series.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical support to the wider ECMWF-led consortium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Ongoing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data scope:<\/strong> Satellite records from the 1970s onwards, alongside current Copernicus missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECMWF \u2014 project lead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European Commission \/ Copernicus Climate Change Service \u2014 funding framework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-profile international consortium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/\">Copernicus Climate Change Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecmwf.int\/\">ECMWF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary CHERRI aims to improve advanced climate models by incorporating satellite data going back to the 1970s, while strengthening the use of current Copernicus missions. 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