This was a significant moment in the quest to calibrate and validate data from the satellite’s four trailblazing instruments, which work in synergy to shed light on a major mystery – how clouds and aerosols affect Earth’s climate.
The EarthCARE Data, Innovation and Science Cluster produces the algorithms and science products that make EarthCARE data usable. Level-1 products focus on what each instrument observes, while Level-2 products help us characterise meteorological variables like clouds and aerosols, precipitation, and radiative fluxes.
Ensuring these algorithms are accurate requires an international detective effort. We’ve now reached a staggering 127 underflights, from the Arctic Circle to the Atlantic Ocean and New Zealand, comprising hundreds of hours and many thousands of kilometres of coordinated measurements taken directly underneath EarthCARE.
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