ESA’s Lidar Missions Aeolus and EarthCARE

Autor: Alessia Mondello, Tommaso Parrinello, J. Marshall, Alessandro D'Ottavi, Valeria De Sanctis, Michael Rennie, Didier Bon, Alain Lefebvre, Elena Checa, Paolo Bravetti, Christoph Voland, John Brewster, Alessandra Ciapponi, Denny Wernham, Thomas Kanitz, Emilio Alvarez, O. Lecrenier, Marc Schillinger, Joao Pereira do Carmo, Ana Baselga Mateo, Ida Bellucci, Anne-Grete Straume, Mark Hannington, Oliver Reitebuch, Valentina Sacchieri
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 237, p 01006 (2020)
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023701006
Popis: ESAs Earth Explorer Aeolus was launched in August 2018. Aboard the first spaceborne wind lidar ALADIN (Atmospheric LAser Doppler INstrument) was switched on in early September 2018 and demonstrated the capability to provide atmospheric wind profiles globally from particle and molecular backscatter. In doing so, it will contribute to the improvement in numerical weather prediction (NWP) and the understanding of global dynamics. At the same, it is a major step for powerful and frequency stabilized ultraviolet (UV) lasers for space applications. In parallel, ESA and its partners continue the development of this technology by setting up further ground tests based on Aeolus, and preparing the next milestone with ATLID (ATmospheric LIDar) for the Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission. ATLID is currently fully integrated and getting prepared for its on-ground testing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE