Title :
The CALIPSO mission
Author :
Winker, David M. ; Pelon, Jacques
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite flies in a polar orbit as part of the Aqua constellation to vertically profile aerosols and clouds using the first satellite lidar dedicated to atmospheric sensing. The payload also includes passive visible and infrared sensors, which use data from the lidar to improve their retrieval accuracies. These measurements are used to improve our knowledge of the role of aerosols and clouds in the climate system.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric techniques; climatology; clouds; remote sensing by radar; sensors; spaceborne radar; Aqua constellation; CALIPSO; Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations; aerosols; atmospheric sensing; climate system; clouds; infrared sensors; passive sensors; polar orbit; satellite lidar; satellite mission; space lidar; visible sensors; Aerosols; Atmospheric modeling; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; NASA; Predictive models; Satellites; Space technology; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294098
