A WORKSHOP ON REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE EARTHCARE SATELLITE MISSION

• Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 99; no. 12; pp. ES195 - ES198
• Main Authors: Luebke, Anna E., Delanoë, Julien, Noel, Vincent, Chepfer, Hélène, Stevens, Bjorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01-12-2018
• Subjects: Aeronautics; Aerosol effects; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics; Atmospheric models; Cirrus clouds; Climate system; Climatology; Clouds; Collaboration; Computer simulation; Crystal structure; Crystals; Detection; Earth; Earth Sciences; Exploration; Ice; Ice crystals; Instrumentation; Japanese space program; Measurement techniques; MEETING SUMMARIES; Meteorology; Moisture content; Orientation; Physics; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Satellite constellations; Satellite observation; Satellites; Science; Sciences of the Universe; Spaceborne remote sensing; Water content; France; Germany
• ISSN: 0003-0007; 1520-0477
• DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0143.1

The workshop focused on the use of remote sensing instrumentation for atmospheric observations, with special attention paid to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) A-Train constellation of Earth observing satellites and the upcoming joint EarthCARE satellite mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). By virtue of their ability to resolve the same processes that the satellites measure and on the same scale, the combination of these models with space-based active remote sensing offers the best possibility for advancing our understanding of the climate system. Since 2011, the EECLAT project has supported and united a community of scientists who use spaceborne observations from the A-Train to do research and learn about the Earth’s atmosphere. [...]the use of high-resolution simulations was also proposed as a method for validation of the cloud and aerosol products. [...]the effects of cirrus clouds have been poorly represented due to difficulties in obtaining accurate information concerning their ice water content and the shape, density, and orientation of their ice crystals, all of which have an impact on their radiative effects.