EarthCARE Observations of Vertical Motion and Cloud Microphysical Structure in Tropical Cyclones

Huang, Jin-De; Roh, Woosub; Miyakawa, Tomoki; Satoh, Masaki

doi:10.5194/acp-26-15633-2026

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EarthCARE Observations of Vertical Motion and Cloud Microphysical Structure in Tropical Cyclones

Jin-De Huang, Woosub Roh, Tomoki Miyakawa, and Masaki Satoh

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-15633-2026-supplement

Data sets

EarthCARE/CPR L2A CPR one-sensor Cloud Products JAXA https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jdvd2gqq34e6yz9p8kfe68x5

EarthCARE L2B CPR-ATLID Synergy Cloud Products JAXA https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jkwjeg2y0bqndnsvjvaaskaw

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) Project, Version 4r01, last 3 years J. Gahtan et al. https://doi.org/10.25921/82ty-9e16

EarthCARE-TC J.-D. Huang https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32142271.v3

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EarthCARE is equipped with a new spaceborne Doppler radar that can observe cloud vertical motions. Using 16 months of observations, we found clear differences between storm regions in upward air motion, cloud particles, and how fast particles fall. A single-case model comparison also showed that cloud-process settings can affect simulated storm structure. These results show how EarthCARE can help improve the representation of tropical cyclones in weather and climate models.