EarthCARE's cloud profiling radar detects snow, rain and hail

With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and cooling of our atmosphere. 

This image uses data from 18 September 2024 and shows how the satellite’s cloud profiling radar detects heavy rain and hail in thunderclouds over northern Italy and ice clouds over Sweden. 

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