EarthCARE profiles atmospheric particles in detailLaunched in May, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has been making waves, with the first images from three of its scientific instruments already delivered. Now, the spotlight is firmly on the atmospheric lidar, the most advanced of the satellite’s four inst
EarthCARE profiles atmospheric particles in detail
Launched in May, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite has been making waves, with the first images from three of its scientific instruments already delivered. Now, the spotlight is firmly on the atmospheric lidar, the most advanced of the satellite’s four instruments.
This cutting-edge sensor has captured detailed 20 km-high vertical profiles of atmospheric aerosols – tiny particles and droplets from natural sources like wildfires, dust, and sea spray, and from human activities like industrial emissions or burning of wood – and clouds across various regions of the globe.
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Images of aerosols and clouds from EarthCARE’s atmospheric lidar
Stratospheric clouds and gravity waves over Antarctica
Aerosols and storms over North America
Different aerosols and clouds over the Atlantic
Aerosols over Africa
EarthCARE’s atmospheric lidar
Images
EarthCARE Images
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Videos
EarthCARE Videos
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