EGU26-21346, updated on 14 Mar 2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21346
EGU General Assembly 2026
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Oral | Monday, 04 May, 14:30–14:40 (CEST)
 
Room D1
Overview of EarthCARE JAXA Level 2 Cloud-Precipitation Products
Kaori Sato1, Hajime Okamoto1, Tomoaki Nishizawa2, and Jin Yoshitaka2
Kaori Sato et al.
  • 1Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
  • 2National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

The Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) is providing dense global observation of vertical air motion and aerosol-cloud-precipitation properties at 100m vertical resolution. This study introduces the Level 2 cloud-precipitaion microphysics products of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Several versions of the JAXA Level 2 standard cloud-precipitation and air-motion products were released in 2025. Further update of these radar-only (CPR_CLP), radar-lidar (AC_CLP), and radar- lidar-imager synergy (ACM_CLP) products, as well as the release of JAXA L2 precipitation rate products (CPR_RAS, AC_RAS, ACM_RAS ) are planned at the beginning of 2026 for better understanding of the cloud-precipitation processes.

How to cite: Sato, K., Okamoto, H., Nishizawa, T., and Yoshitaka, J.: Overview of EarthCARE JAXA Level 2 Cloud-Precipitation Products, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-21346, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21346, 2026.