The EarthCARE mission: science data processing chain overview

The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is a satellite mission implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to measure vertical profiles of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation properties together with radiative fl...

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Published in:Atmospheric measurement techniques Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 839 - 862
Main Authors: Eisinger, Michael, Marnas, Fabien, Wallace, Kotska, Kubota, Takuji, Tomiyama, Nobuhiro, Ohno, Yuichi, Tanaka, Toshiyuki, Tomita, Eichi, Wehr, Tobias, Bernaerts, Dirk
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 31.01.2024
Copernicus Publications
Subjects:
Aerosols
Algorithms
Atmospheric models
Broadband
Climate change
Climate models
Clouds
Data acquisition
Data analysis
Data processing
Electronic data processing
Fluxes
Geophysical data
Japanese space program
Lidar
Names
Precipitation
Precipitation (Meteorology)
Radar
Radiation
Radiation-cloud interactions
Radiometers
Remote sensing
Satellite instruments
Satellites
Space missions
Vertical profiles
Weather forecasting
Europe
Japan
ISSN:1867-8548, 1867-1381, 1867-8548
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Summary:The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is a satellite mission implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to measure vertical profiles of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation properties together with radiative fluxes and derived heating rates. The data will be used in particular to evaluate the representation of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and associated radiative fluxes in weather forecasting and climate models. The satellite embarks four instruments: the ATmospheric LIDar (ATLID), the Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), the Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI), and the Broadband Radiometer (BBR). The science data acquired by the four satellite instruments are processed on ground. Calibrated instrument data – level 1 data products – and retrieved geophysical data products – level 2 data products – are produced in the ESA and JAXA ground segments. This paper provides an overview of the data processing chains of ESA and JAXA and explains the instrument level 1 data products and main aspects of the calibration algorithms. Furthermore, an overview of the level 2 data products, with references to the respective dedicated papers, is provided.
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ISSN:1867-8548
1867-1381
1867-8548
DOI:10.5194/amt-17-839-2024