Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (A)
Session Sub-category Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology & Atmospheric Environment(AS)
Session ID A-AS07
Title The Beginning of Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Sciences with EarthCARE
Short Title EarthCARE Sciences
Main Convener Name Takuji Kubota
Affiliation Earth Observation Research Center,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Co-Convener 1 Name Hajime Okamoto
Affiliation Kyushu University
Co-Convener 2 Name Masaki Satoh
Affiliation Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 3 Name Nobuhiro Takahashi
Affiliation Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
Session Language 
E
Scope 
The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite mission aims to improve our understanding of cloud-aerosol-radiation interactions and Earth radiation budget, such they can be modelled with better reliability in climate and numerical weather prediction models. EarthCARE satellite was launched on May 2024.
The EarthCARE is the first mission for Europe and Japan to jointly develop a single Earth observation satellite, and carries Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), ATmospheric LIDar (ATLID), Multi- Spectral Imager (MSI) and BroadBand Radiometer (BBR). The CPR is the world's first spaceborne Doppler radar in the W-band (94 GHz) and was jointly developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). European Space Agency (ESA) is responsible for the development and operation of three of its sensors.
This session will provide overview of the EarthCARE mission, and early results of algorithm development, calibration/validation and application. In particular, a research activity with climate/weather models is key to the EarthCARE mission, and will be discussed in this session. In addition, research into combining EarthCARE data with data from other Earth Observation satellites and research that can lead to future cloud observations will also be discussed.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster presentation
Invited Authors Tomoaki Nishizawa (National Institute for Environmental Studies)
Kozo OKAMOTO (Meteorological Research Institute)
Time Presentation No Title Presenter
Oral Presentation May 30 AM1
9:00 - 9:15 AAS07-01 Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) observation data are now available to the public Takuji Kubota
9:15 - 9:30 AAS07-02 Case studies using EarthCARE/CPR Level 1 products Nobuhiro Takahashi
9:30 - 9:45 AAS07-03 Evaluating NICAM Simulations Using EarthCARE Cloud Radar Observations Woosub Roh
9:45 - 10:00 AAS07-04 EarthCARE global observations of stratiform and convective clouds, and comparison with MIROC6 Yuhi Nakamura
10:00 - 10:15 AAS07-05 Cloud microphysical balances in cirrus clouds identified by using doppler velocity and radar reflectivity factor observations Tatsuya Seiki
10:15 - 10:30 AAS07-06 Study of Precipitation in Antarctica Using EarthCARE Data Naohiko Hirasawa
Oral Presentation May 30 AM2
10:45 - 11:00 AAS07-07 Preliminary study on model validation and data assimilation using EarthCARE Yasutaka Ikuta
11:00 - 11:15 AAS07-08 Aerosol retrieval using the ATLID and MSI onboard EarthCARE Tomoaki Nishizawa
11:15 - 11:30 AAS07-09 Early Phase Results and Validation of JAXA EarthCARE MSI Level 2 Cloud Products Minrui Wang
11:30 - 11:45 AAS07-10 Validation of EarthCARE Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) cloud products using AHI aboard Himawari-9 geostationary satellite Masataka Muto
11:45 - 12:00 AAS07-11 3D Atmospheric Structure Estimation via Simulation-Observation Data Fusion For Radiative Closure Assesment Ezaki Yudai
12:00 - 12:15 AAS07-12 Preliminary evaluation of EarthCARE/CPR for the global data assimilation Kozo OKAMOTO
Presentation No Title Presenter
Poster Presentation May 30 PM3
AAS07-P01 EarthCARE Data System and Product Overview for Data Users Tomomi Nio
AAS07-P02 Impact of Long-Range Transported Aerosols on Polar Cloud Microphysics and Radiative Forcing Satyajit Singh Saini
AAS07-P03 Overview of Validation Activities for Level 2 Data Product of the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) Toshiyuki Tanaka