carrying the EarthCARE satellite that will examine clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere in an effort to "revolutionize our understanding" of how they impact Earth's climate, according to the ESA.

The investigation of the climate impact of aerosols and clouds is the key objective of the upcoming ESA satellite mission EarthCARE, employing a new and outstanding combination of active and passive ...

In mid-2010 the ESA Climate Change Inititative project aerosol_cci started. It was established to create consistent prototype algorithms for the production of long-term aerosol data sets from several ...

Clouds and aerosols are ubiquitous in planetary atmospheres, where they impact climate, atmospheric chemistry, remote sensing, and weather. Clouds are a vital link in the global and regional weather ...

while ESA launches Biomass satellite to determine world’s forest carbon profile. 3D wind measurements from NASA's Aerosol Wind Profiler instrument. Click for info. Since fall 2024, NASA scientists ...

Atmospheric aerosols from human activity influence climate. Uncertainties in the understanding of their effects limit our knowledge about climate change. Aa Aa Aa What is the source and ...