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    THE CLOUDSAT MISSION AND THE A-TRAIN

    Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2002:;volume( 083 ):;issue: 012::page 1771
    Author:
    Stephens, Graeme L.
    ,
    Vane, Deborah G.
    ,
    Boain, Ronald J.
    ,
    Mace, Gerald G.
    ,
    Sassen, Kenneth
    ,
    Wang, Zhien
    ,
    Illingworth, Anthony J.
    ,
    O'Connor, Ewan J.
    ,
    Rossow, William B.
    ,
    Durden, Stephen L.
    ,
    Miller, Steven D.
    ,
    Austin, Richard T.
    ,
    Benedetti, Angela
    ,
    Mitrescu, Cristian
    ,
    CloudSat Science Team, The
    DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-83-12-1771
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Abstract: CloudSat is a satellite experiment designed to measure the vertical structure of clouds from space. The expected launch of CloudSat is planned for 2004, and once launched, CloudSat will orbit in formation as part of a constellation of satellites (the A-Train) that includes NASA's Aqua and Aura satellites, a NASA?CNES lidar satellite (CALIPSO), and a CNES satellite carrying a polarimeter (PARASOL). A unique feature that CloudSat brings to this constellation is the ability to fly a precise orbit enabling the fields of view of the CloudSat radar to be overlapped with the CALIPSO lidar footprint and the other measurements of the constellation. The precision and near simultaneity of this overlap creates a unique multisatellite observing system for studying the atmospheric processes essential to the hydrological cycle. The vertical profiles of cloud properties provided by CloudSat on the global scale fill a critical gap in the investigation of feedback mechanisms linking clouds to climate. Measuring these profiles requires a combination of active and passive instruments, and this will be achieved by combining the radar data of CloudSat with data from other active and passive sensors of the constellation. This paper describes the underpinning science and general overview of the mission, provides some idea of the expected products and anticipated application of these products, and the potential capability of the A-Train for cloud observations. Notably, the CloudSat mission is expected to stimulate new areas of research on clouds. The mission also provides an important opportunity to demonstrate active sensor technology for future scientific and tactical applications. The CloudSat mission is a partnership between NASA's JPL, the Canadian Space Agency, Colorado State University, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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    contributor authorStephens, Graeme L.
    contributor authorVane, Deborah G.
    contributor authorBoain, Ronald J.
    contributor authorMace, Gerald G.
    contributor authorSassen, Kenneth
    contributor authorWang, Zhien
    contributor authorIllingworth, Anthony J.
    contributor authorO'Connor, Ewan J.
    contributor authorRossow, William B.
    contributor authorDurden, Stephen L.
    contributor authorMiller, Steven D.
    contributor authorAustin, Richard T.
    contributor authorBenedetti, Angela
    contributor authorMitrescu, Cristian
    contributor authorCloudSat Science Team, The
    date accessioned2017-06-09T16:42:04Z
    date available2017-06-09T16:42:04Z
    date copyright2002/12/01
    date issued2002
    identifier issn0003-0007
    identifier otherams-72519.pdf
    identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4214531
    description abstractCloudSat is a satellite experiment designed to measure the vertical structure of clouds from space. The expected launch of CloudSat is planned for 2004, and once launched, CloudSat will orbit in formation as part of a constellation of satellites (the A-Train) that includes NASA's Aqua and Aura satellites, a NASA?CNES lidar satellite (CALIPSO), and a CNES satellite carrying a polarimeter (PARASOL). A unique feature that CloudSat brings to this constellation is the ability to fly a precise orbit enabling the fields of view of the CloudSat radar to be overlapped with the CALIPSO lidar footprint and the other measurements of the constellation. The precision and near simultaneity of this overlap creates a unique multisatellite observing system for studying the atmospheric processes essential to the hydrological cycle. The vertical profiles of cloud properties provided by CloudSat on the global scale fill a critical gap in the investigation of feedback mechanisms linking clouds to climate. Measuring these profiles requires a combination of active and passive instruments, and this will be achieved by combining the radar data of CloudSat with data from other active and passive sensors of the constellation. This paper describes the underpinning science and general overview of the mission, provides some idea of the expected products and anticipated application of these products, and the potential capability of the A-Train for cloud observations. Notably, the CloudSat mission is expected to stimulate new areas of research on clouds. The mission also provides an important opportunity to demonstrate active sensor technology for future scientific and tactical applications. The CloudSat mission is a partnership between NASA's JPL, the Canadian Space Agency, Colorado State University, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
    publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
    titleTHE CLOUDSAT MISSION AND THE A-TRAIN
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume83
    journal issue12
    journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
    identifier doi10.1175/BAMS-83-12-1771
    journal fristpage1771
    journal lastpage1790
    treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2002:;volume( 083 ):;issue: 012
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