Introduction to EarthCARE synthetic data using a global storm-resolving simulation

Abstract Pre-launch simulated satellite data are useful to develop retrieval algorithms and to facilitate the rapid release of retrieval products after launch. Here we introduce the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) EarthCARE synthetic data based on simulations using a 3.5 km horizontal-mesh global storm-resolving model. Global aerosol transport simulation results are added for aerosol retrieval developers. Synthetic data were produced corresponding to the four EarthCARE instrument sensors, namely a 94 GHz cloud-profiling radar (CPR), a 355 nm atmospheric lidar (ATLID), a seven-channel multispectral imager (MSI), and a broadband radiometer (BBR). JAXA EarthCARE synthetic data include a standard product with data for two orbits and a research product with shorter frames and more detailed instrument settings. In the research products, random errors in the CPR are considered based on the observation window, and noise in ATLID signals are added using a noise simulator. We consider the spectral misalignment effect of the visible and near-infrared MSI channels based on response functions depending on the angle from the nadir. We introduce plans for updating the JAXA EarthCARE synthetic data using large eddy simulation model data and the implementation of a three-dimensional radiation model. The JAXA EarthCARE synthetic data are available publicly.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Introduction to EarthCARE synthetic data using a global storm-resolving simulation ; volume:16 ; number:12 ; year:2023 ; pages:3331-3344 ; extent:14
Atmospheric measurement techniques ; 16, Heft 12 (2023), 3331-3344 (gesamt 14)

Creator
Roh, Woosub
Satoh, Masaki
Hashino, Tempei
Matsugishi, Shuhei
Nasuno, Tomoe
Kubota, Takuji

DOI
10.5194/amt-16-3331-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023070604281888501508
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Roh, Woosub
  • Satoh, Masaki
  • Hashino, Tempei
  • Matsugishi, Shuhei
  • Nasuno, Tomoe
  • Kubota, Takuji

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