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10 Nov 2023
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The generation of EarthCARE L1 test data sets using atmospheric model data sets
David P. Donovan
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Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), de Bilt, the Netherlands
Pavlos Kollias
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Division of Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Almudena Velázquez Blázquez
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RIMB), Brussels, Belgium
Gerd-Jan van Zadelhoff
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), de Bilt, the Netherlands
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Short summary
The Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer mission (EarthCARE) is a multi-instrument cloud–aerosol–radiation-oriented satellite for climate and weather applications. For this satellite mission to be successful, the development and implementation of new techniques for turning the measured raw signals into useful data is required. This paper describes how atmospheric model data were used as the basis for creating realistic high-resolution simulated data sets to facilitate this process.
The Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer mission (EarthCARE) is a multi-instrument...
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