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Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2021

Science Objectives of the Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation Millimeter- and Submillimeter-wave Radiometers

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Passive microwave radiometers provide highly useful information regarding the Earth system by measuring thermal emission (from the surface and atmosphere) that is reflected, absorbed, and scattered by the surface and the atmosphere. As such, radiometers have been instrumental across Earth-observing concepts with heritage tracing back to the Nimbus era, and clouds and precipitation have been key geophysical phenomena these sensors have targeted. As millimeter-wave and submillimeter-wave technologies have advanced, the applicability of microwave radiometers has expanded to encompass falling snow and ice clouds, respectively. Given the strong heritage of microwave radiometry and the emergence of submillimeter-wave sensors for sensing falling snow and ice clouds, the National Academies 2017 Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space recommended passive sensors covering these wavelengths be included in observing systems that address the Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation (ACCP) combined designated observable. To showcase the capabilities for addressing the ACCP science objectives, we will provide an overview of the passive microwave capabilities envisioned for the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS, part of the recently unveiled NASA Earth System Observatory), including descriptions of the radiometers for the inclined and polar orbits and the primary geophysical variables of interest related to ice-phase clouds and precipitation. We will also discuss secondary science objectives, such as precipitation mapping, that can be achieved with the ACCP/AOS radiometers. Examples from the analyses performed for the ACCP/AOS architecture study and subsequent sensor definition exercises will be presented, outlining the basis for the radiometer configuration within the context of the overarching ACCP/AOS goals to elucidate the connections between atmospheric dynamics, weather (including extreme events), air quality, and climate.

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Météorologie
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insu-04450644 , version 1 (10-02-2024)

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Ian Adams, Stephen Munchak, Yuli Liu, Hélène Brogniez, Joe Turk, et al.. Science Objectives of the Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation Millimeter- and Submillimeter-wave Radiometers. AGU Fall Meeting 2021, Dec 2021, New Orleans, United States. pp.id. A55F-1453. ⟨insu-04450644⟩
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