Spaceborne doppler cloud radar observations in clouds and precipitation

Kaori Sato; Luca Baldini; Alessandro Bracci; Hajime Okamoto; Eiji Oikawa

Presentation information

[E] Oral

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences ) » A-AS Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology & Atmospheric Environment

[A-AS02] Evolution of Global Environmental Research based on Atmospheric Vertical Motions

Sun. May 22, 2022 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 106 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Masaki Satoh(Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo), convener:Kaoru Sato(Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo), Okamoto Hajime(Kyushu University), convener:Yosuke Niwa(National Institute for Environmental Studies), Chairperson:Tatsuya Seiki(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Masaki Satoh(Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo), Okamoto Hajime(Kyushu University)

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

[AAS02-08] Spaceborne doppler cloud radar observations in clouds and precipitation

*Kaori Sato¹, Luca Baldini², Alessandro Bracci³, Hajime Okamoto¹, Eiji Oikawa¹ (1.RIAM, Kyushu University, 2.Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, CNR, 3.University of Bologna)

With the 94GHz Doppler Cloud Profiling Radar and the 355 nm high-spectral-resolution lidar, the JAXA/ESA EarthCARE satellite will soon be proving information on cloud microphysics and in-cloud vertical motions. This paper introduces the active sensor-based JAXA standard/research algorithms with improved treatments of cloud particle non-sphericity and multiple scattering as well as ground-based validation activities for the EarthCARE mission for cloud/precipitation microphysics, particle sedimentation and vertical velocities.