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A unified synergistic retrieval of clouds, aerosols, and precipitation from EarthCARE: the ACM-CAP product
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), University of Reading, Reading, UK
Robin J. Hogan
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Alessio Bozzo
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, UK
currently at: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany
Nicola L. Pounder
National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), University of Reading, Reading, UK
currently at: Assimila Ltd., Reading, UK
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- Riming-dependent snowfall rate and ice water content retrievals for W-band cloud radar N. Maherndl et al.
- Radiative closure assessment of retrieved cloud and aerosol properties for the EarthCARE mission: the ACMB-DF product H. Barker et al.
- Aerosol extinction and backscatter Optimal Estimation retrieval for High Spectral Resolution Lidar S. Burton et al.
- Identification of multiple co-located hydrometeor types in Doppler spectra from scanning polarimetric cloud radar observations M. Hajipour et al.
- The EarthCARE lidar cloud and aerosol profile processor (A-PRO): the A-AER, A-EBD, A-TC, and A-ICE products D. Donovan et al.
- Advancements and continued challenges in observations and global modelling of atmospheric ice mass P. Eriksson et al.
- The EarthCARE mission: science data processing chain overview M. Eisinger et al.
- An improved geolocation methodology for spaceborne radar and lidar systems B. Puigdomènech Treserras & P. Kollias
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- Broadband radiative quantities for the EarthCARE mission: the ACM-COM and ACM-RT products J. Cole et al.
- Low-level Arctic clouds: a blind zone in our knowledge of the radiation budget H. Griesche et al.
- Unveiling Cloud Microphysics of Marine Cold Air Outbreaks Through A-Train’s Active Instrumentation K. Mroz et al.
- MOSAiC studies of long-lasting mixed-phase cloud events and analysis of the liquid-phase properties of Arctic clouds C. Jimenez et al.
- Arctic Weather Satellite Sensitivity to Supercooled Liquid Water in Snowfall Conditions A. Camplani et al.
- Advantages of G-band radar in multi-frequency liquid-phase microphysical retrievals B. Courtier et al.
- Improved hydrometeor detection near the Earth's surface by a conically scanning spaceborne W-band radar M. Coppola et al.
- Exploring new EarthCARE observations for evaluating Greenland clouds in the regional climate model RACMO2.4 T. Feenstra et al.
- Impact of wildfire smoke on Arctic cirrus formation – Part 1: Analysis of MOSAiC 2019–2020 observations A. Ansmann et al.
- Lidar–radar synergistic method to retrieve ice, supercooled water and mixed-phase cloud properties C. Aubry et al.
- Retrieval of top-of-atmosphere fluxes from combined EarthCARE lidar, imager, and broadband radiometer observations: the BMA-FLX product A. Velázquez Blázquez et al.
- Annual cycle of aerosol properties over the central Arctic during MOSAiC 2019–2020 – light-extinction, CCN, and INP levels from the boundary layer to the tropopause A. Ansmann et al.
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Short summary
We present a method for accurately estimating the contents and properties of clouds, snow, rain, and aerosols through the atmosphere, using the combined measurements of the radar, lidar, and radiometer instruments aboard the upcoming EarthCARE satellite, and evaluate the performance of the retrieval, using test scenes simulated from a numerical forecast model. When EarthCARE is in operation, these quantities and their estimated uncertainties will be distributed in a data product called ACM-CAP.
We present a method for accurately estimating the contents and properties of clouds, snow, rain,...
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