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31 Jan 2024
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The EarthCARE mission: science data processing chain overview
Michael Eisinger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
European Space Agency, ESA-ECSAT, Fermi Avenue, Didcot, OX11 0FD, United Kingdom
Fabien Marnas
European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Kotska Wallace
European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Takuji Kubota
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2 Chome-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
Nobuhiro Tomiyama
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2 Chome-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
Yuichi Ohno
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), 4 Chome-2-1, Nukui Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-0015, Japan
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2 Chome-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
Eichi Tomita
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2 Chome-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
Tobias Wehr
European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
deceased, 1 February 2023
Dirk Bernaerts
European Space Agency, ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
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Short summary
The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is an ESA–JAXA satellite mission to be launched in 2024. We presented an overview of the EarthCARE processors' development, with processors developed by teams in Europe, Japan, and Canada. EarthCARE will allow scientists to evaluate the representation of cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and radiative flux in weather forecast and climate models, with the objective to better understand cloud processes and improve weather and climate models.
The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is an ESA–JAXA satellite mission to...
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