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EarthCARE ESA L2 Products

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Collection Description

This EarthCARE collection contains the following data products:

  • Level 2A (L2A): Single-Instrument Geophysical Products 
    Derived from individual instrument data onboard EarthCARE. These products provide detailed geophysical parameters and properties specific to each instrument's capabilities for example: 
    • cloud properties derived from radar measurements, 
    • aerosol properties derived from lidar measurements.

         They offer high-resolution insights into atmospheric phenomena. 

  • Level 2B (L2B): Synergistic Geophysical Products 
    Generated by combining data from multiple EarthCARE instruments (e.g. radar, lidar, radiometers). These products provide: 
    • comprehensive synergistic geophysical datasets,
    • an integrated view of cloud–aerosol interactions and atmospheric dynamics, 
    • enhanced accuracy and depth compared to single-instrument outputs.

         They enable detailed studies of complex atmospheric processes. 

Technical Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
Spatial coverage:
90 N, 90 S, 180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
2024-08-01 - Present
Date of launch:
2024-05-28
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
Ongoing
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Product types:
ATL_AER_2A, ATL_ALD_2A, ATL_CTH_2A, ATL_EBD_2A, ATL_FM__2A, ATL_ICE_2A, ATL_TC__2A, CPR_CD__2A, CPR_CLD_2A, CPR_FMR_2A, CPR_TC__2A, MSI_AOT_2A, MSI_CM__2A, MSI_COP_2A, AC__TC__2B, AM__ACD_2B, AM__CTH_2B, BM__RAD_2B, ACM_CAP_2B, ACM_COM_2B, ACM_RT__2B, BMA_FLX_2B, ALL_3D__2B, ALL_DF__2B

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 2

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions

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Resources

Product Definition Document

EarthCARE ATLID AER Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID ALD Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID CTH Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID EBD Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID FM Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID ICE Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID TC Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE CPR CD Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE CPR CLD Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE CPR FMR Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE CPR TC Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE MSI AOT Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE MSI CM Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE MSI COP Level 2A Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID/CPR Level 2B Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID/MSI Level 2B ACD Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE ATLID/MSI Level 2B CTH Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE BBR/MSI Level 2B RAD Product Definition Document

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EarthCARE A-FM Level 2A Processor Disclaimer

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EarthCARE A-LAY Level 2A Processor Disclaimer (for ATL_AC__2A and ATL_ALD_2A products)

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EarthCARE A-PRO Level 2A Processor Disclaimer (for ATL_AER_2A, ATL_EBD_2A, ATL_ICE_2A, and ATL_TC__2A products)

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EarthCARE C-CLD Level 2A Processor Disclaimer

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EarthCARE C-PRO Level 2A (for CPR_CD__2A, CPR_FMR_2A, and CPR_TC__2A products)

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EarthCARE M-AOT Level 2A Processor Disclaimer

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EarthCARE M-CLD Level 2A Processor Disclaimer (for MSI_CM__2A and MSI_COP_2A products)

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EarthCARE AM-COL Level 2B Processor Disclaimer (for AM__CTH_2B and AM__ACD_2B products)

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EarthCARE BM-RAD Level 2B Processor Disclaimer

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