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For Further InformationESA–JAXA EarthCARE carries the first space cloud radar that can measure how cloud particles move up and down.
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A satellite with four instruments, including JAXA's Doppler Cloud Profiling Radar.
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Low Earth The curved path an object takes as it travels around a planet, moon or star, like a satellite circling Earth. Glossary, profiling the atmosphere beneath it.
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Clouds and Tiny bits of dust, smoke, salt or pollution floating in the air. They can block sunlight and help clouds form. Glossary are among the hardest parts of the climate to measure. EarthCARE launched on May 29, 2024 with four instruments that measure them together. Its JAXA Cloud Profiling Radar is the first spaceborne cloud radar with Doppler capability, measuring the vertical motion of cloud particles from orbit.
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Source: JAXA, EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar
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EarthCARE carries the first cloud radar in space that can measure how fast cloud particles move up and down.
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