cloudsat! on 28 th april the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched it joins aqua: modis, ceres,...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
CloudSaCloudSat!t!
On 28th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was
launched
It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES,
AIRS, AMSU radiometers
![Page 2: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
One orbit: Tuesday last weekStart of orbitEnd of orbit
Greenland ice sheet Antarctic ice sheet
30 km of uncalibrated 94-GHz radar reflectivity factor
Clouds!
![Page 3: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
June 13June 13thth (Tuesday last week) (Tuesday last week)
![Page 4: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
• 14.30 UTC June 13th (Tuesday last week)
Melting ice
MODIS RGB composite
CloudSat reflectivity factor
Cirrus
Altocumulus: mixed-phase?
Optically thick ice cloud
![Page 5: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
13.10 UTC June 18th
Scotland EnglandLakedistrict
Isle of Wight France
MODIS RGB composite
![Page 6: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Scotland EnglandLakedistrict
Isle of Wight France
MODIS Infrared window
13.10 UTC June 18th
(Sunday)
![Page 7: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Scotland EnglandLakedistrict
Isle of Wight France
Met Office rain radar network
13.10 UTC June 18th
(Sunday)
![Page 8: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
• CloudSat was 10 km from Chilbolton at 13.07 UTC
Chilbolton 94-GHz radar
Chilbolton lidar
EnglandIsle of Wight
![Page 9: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
• Tropical convection: oceanic and orographic
Papua New Guinea
![Page 10: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
• Anvil cirrus
![Page 11: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
• Complex cloud systems
![Page 12: CloudSat! On 28 th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers](https://reader038.vdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110303/55160d05550346d46f8b6081/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Links• CloudSat quicklooks: http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/• MODIS quicklooks: http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/
CloudSat work at Reading• Julien Delanoe, Robin Hogan (multi-sensor retrievals)• Lee Smith, Anthony Illingworth (stratocumulus retrievals)• Nicky Chalmers, Robin Hogan (cloud radiative effects)