Articles | Volume 25, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15389-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15389-2025
Research article
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11 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2025

Evaluation of the EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) Doppler velocity measurements using surface-based observations

Jiseob Kim, Pavlos Kollias, Bernat Puigdomènech Treserras, Alessandro Battaglia, and Ivy Tan

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igmk/orbital-radar: orbital-radar_v1.0.0 N. Risse and L. Pfitzenmaier https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13375014

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The EarthCARE satellite’s Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) can now measure how fast particles fall within clouds from space. In this study, we compared these new satellite measurements with ground-based radar data and found that, after proper corrections, the CPR gives reliable results, especially in ice clouds. This means scientists can confidently use EarthCARE data to better understand clouds and improve weather and climate predictions.
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