GV Sites in CanadaGV Sites in Canada
David HudakDavid Hudak
Paul JoePaul Joe
Environment EnvironnementCanada Canada
2nd International GPM Ground Validation Workshop, 27-29 September, Taipei, Taiwan
The A-Train ConstellationThe A-Train Constellation
Orbit is sun-synchronous at an altitude of 705 km and inclination of Orbit is sun-synchronous at an altitude of 705 km and inclination of 98.2º98.2º
Allows nearly simultaneous views of the Earth from distinct instrument Allows nearly simultaneous views of the Earth from distinct instrument payloadspayloads
CloudSat1:31 Aqua
1:30OCO1:15
Aura1:38
PARASOL1:33
CALIPSO1:31:15
Formation FlyingFormation Flying
NATIONAL NETWORKS☼ WEATHER STATIONS
○ RADAR NETWORK
Canada wide ground observations
Spectrometer
Wind profiler
HotPlates
W-bandradar
Video disdrometer
10m met towerCeilometerRadiation sensorsVisibility meter
Radiometers
POSS
Centre for Atmospheric Research ExperimentsNov to April, 2005/06, 2006/07
September 14, 2005: CloudSat Pre-Launch Technical Media Briefing
X-bandradar
LidarBalloonsonde
Particle photography
NRC Convair-580 aircraft2006-Jan-16 to 2006-April-30
800 um
6400 um
PMS 2D imagery
• Radar• Lidar• In-situ
CLOUD MICROPHYSICS PROBES
C a n a d a
Bulk Microphysics ProbesPMS King LWC hot-wire probeNevzorov LWC/TWC hot-wire probeScience Engineering TWC hot-wire probenew Counterflow Virtual Impactor for TWC/IWC (0.005-0.05 gm-3)
Cloud Spectrometers2 PMS FSSP probes (2-47 m, 5-95 m), for liquid cloud spectraPMS 2D2-C probe (25-800 m) at 25 m res.PMS 2DC-grey probe (15-960 m) at 15 m res.DMT CIP probe (12- 768 m) at 12 m res.PMS 2D-P probe (200-6400 m) at 200 m res.new SPEC 2D-S (10-1280 m) at 10 m res.PMS PCASP Aerosol spectrum probe (0.1-3 m)SPEC HVPS (400 m – 5 cm) at 400 m res.
Others Important Microphysics Instruments Nevzorov extinction probe Rosemount Ice detector LICOR water vapour measurement system
Airborne Validation Program(in collaboration with CLEX-10)
OVERVIEW:
Nominal Dates : 16 January 2006 – 30 April 2006
Aircraft: National Research Council Convair-580
Number of Flights: ~25
Number of Flight hours: ~100
Location of Flights: Approximate area defined by Sault Ste. Marie – Rouyn – Quebec City – Montreal – Toronto – Windsor – Sault Ste. Marie
Types of Flights: (1) coordinated with satellite overpasses, and (2) uncoordinated flights focused on CARE facility
Aircraft operations plan:
IOP = set of flights within a 16-day A-train orbit cycle
Tentative dates are,IOP1: Jan 16 – Jan 25, 2006IOP2: Feb 15 – Feb 26, 2006IOP3: Mar 19 – Mar 30, 2006 IOP4: Apr 20 – Apr 30, 2006
Summary of Orbits during all IOPs
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YOW WTY
CARE YGK
YMX
YPQ
Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 12
Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 17
Feb. 19
dates are for IOP-2
SEARCH/PEARL Eureka Site Instrumentation
• Deployment to begin in 2005– ETL 35 GHz cloud radar– ETL multi-channel IR/microwave radiometer– U. of Wisconsin high spectral resolution LIDAR– Eventually to install a Baseline Surface
Radiation Network
Eureka, Canada(80°N)
September 10, 2005
NOAA MMCR U. Wisconsin HSRL
CLOUDSAT SPACECRAFT STATUSOn the docket at VAFB for an October launch!