ESA-approved key documents produced as part of the Aerosol_cci project Phase 1 (2019 - 2022) and Phase 2 (2025 - 2026) delivery

Key documents

Document name Version Issue date Download
Algorithm Development Plan 4.1 Aug. 29, 2025
Product Specification Document 4.3 Dec. 9, 2025
Product Validation Plan 4.1 Aug. 28, 2025
System Specification Document 4.3 Dec. 9, 2025
Technical Note Aerosol component model update 1.1 March 4, 2026
User Requirements Document 6.3 Sept. 30, 2025
Document name Version Issue date Download
User Requirements Document (URD) 5.0 -
Product Validation Plan (PVP) 3.0 -
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (Swansea Algorithm ATSR) 4.35 -
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (Swansea Algorithm SLSTR) 1.1 -
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (CISAR Rayference SLSTR) 1.2 -
Algorithm Development Plan / Report 3.0 -
End-to-End ECV Uncertainty Budget (E3UB) 3.0 -
System Specification Document (SSD) 3.0 -
Product User Guide (PUG) 3.0 -
Project Scientific Highlights (PSH) 1.1 (Year 3) -
CRDP Documentation 3.1 -
Product Validation and Intercomparison Report 3.1 -
Climate Assessment Report 3.1 -

The final report for the Aerosol_CCI2 project (2014 - 2019) is available together with the validation of the released data sets in the Product Validation and Inter-comparison Report (PVIR), Version 3.41, 21.12.2017. Example applications of the products are discussed in the Climate Assessment Report (CAR), Version 2.7, 08.01.2018.

All Phase 2 (2014 – 2019) key documents are listed below: