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CloudSat: Spaceborne Cloud Radar with Aqua Radiometers

On April 28th, the first spaceborne cloud radar, CloudSat, was launched and joined Aqua with MODIS, CERES, AIRS, and AMSU radiometers. Explore its capabilities and data analysis for clouds, including optically thick ice clouds, cirrus, altocumulus, and melting ice. Discover its links with the MODIS quicklooks and ongoing work at Reading University.

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CloudSat: Spaceborne Cloud Radar with Aqua Radiometers

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  1. CloudSat! On 28th April the first spaceborne cloud radar was launched It joins Aqua: MODIS, CERES, AIRS, AMSU radiometers

  2. One orbit: Tuesday last week End of orbit Start of orbit Greenland ice sheet Antarctic ice sheet 30 km of uncalibrated 94-GHz radar reflectivity factor Clouds!

  3. June 13th (Tuesday last week)

  4. Optically thick ice cloud Cirrus Altocumulus: mixed-phase? Melting ice CloudSat reflectivity factor • 14.30 UTC June 13th (Tuesday last week) MODIS RGB composite

  5. Lake district Isle of Wight France England Scotland MODIS RGB composite 13.10 UTC June 18th

  6. MODIS Infrared window 13.10 UTC June 18th (Sunday) Lake district Isle of Wight France England Scotland

  7. Met Office rain radar network 13.10 UTC June 18th (Sunday) Lake district Isle of Wight France England Scotland

  8. Chilbolton 94-GHz radar • CloudSat was 10 km from Chilbolton at 13.07 UTC Chilbolton lidar Isle of Wight England

  9. Papua New Guinea • Tropical convection: oceanic and orographic

  10. Anvil cirrus

  11. Complex cloud systems

  12. 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)

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