EarthCARE Satellite Unveils Unprecedented Cloud Structure Insights
First images from the ESA and JAXA mission reveal detailed internal cloud dynamics, promising advancements in climate and weather forecasting.
- EarthCARE's cloud profiling radar captured the first-ever space-based image of internal cloud structures.
- The satellite's data shows the density and velocity of ice, snow, and rain particles within clouds.
- Scientists identified distinct layers and dynamics, including the melting point of ice and snow at 5,000 meters altitude.
- The mission aims to enhance understanding of cloud physics and their role in Earth's climate system.
- Future data from EarthCARE's additional instruments will further improve climate predictions and weather forecasts.
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