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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1998
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1998
05 Sep 2023
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The EarthCARE Mission: Science Data Processing Chain Overview

Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts

Abstract. The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is a satellite mission implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to measure global profiles of aerosols, clouds and precipitation properties together with radiative fluxes and derived heating rates. The data will be used in particular to evaluate the representation of clouds, aerosols, precipitation and associated radiative fluxes in weather forecasting and climate models.

The science data acquired by the four satellite instruments are processed on ground. Calibrated instrument data – level 1 data products – and retrieved geophysical data products – level 2 data products – are produced in the ESA and JAXA ground segments. This paper provides an overview of the data processing chains of ESA and JAXA and explains the instrument level 1 data products and main aspects of the calibration algorithms. Furthermore, an overview of the level 2 data products, with references to the respective dedicated papers, is provided.

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31 Jan 2024
The EarthCARE mission: science data processing chain overview
Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 839–862, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-839-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-839-2024, 2024
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Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Sep 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Oct 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #3, 12 Oct 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Sep 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Oct 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1998', Anonymous Referee #3, 12 Oct 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Eisinger Michael, 25 Nov 2023

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Eisinger Michael on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Nov 2023) by Ulla Wandinger
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (04 Dec 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Dec 2023)
ED: Publish as is (07 Dec 2023) by Ulla Wandinger
AR by Eisinger Michael on behalf of the Authors (07 Dec 2023)

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

31 Jan 2024
The EarthCARE mission: science data processing chain overview
Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 839–862, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-839-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-839-2024, 2024
Short summary
Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts
Michael Eisinger, Fabien Marnas, Kotska Wallace, Takuji Kubota, Nobuhiro Tomiyama, Yuichi Ohno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Eichi Tomita, Tobias Wehr, and Dirk Bernaerts

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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.