Vertical motions in clouds from EarthCare satellite and a global storm-resolving modeling
Woosub Roh, Masaki Satoh, Shuhei Matsugishi, Shunsuke Aoki, Takuji Kubota, Hajime Okamoto · 2025
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Description
Woosub Roh and co-authors published a study in 2025 checking a new satellite's cloud motion measures against a global storm-resolving model. Vertical air motion in clouds is key for weather and climate models but hard to observe. The EarthCARE satellite's Doppler radar now measures how fast cloud particles fall worldwide. The team compared its data with high-resolution simulations for two rain cases.
Simulations matched the overall vertical patterns seen by the satellite. Gaps in Doppler speed, above all in convective zones, point to model bias and measurement uncertainty. The authors say the satellite gives physically consistent data that can tighten how models treat cloud particles and motion.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Woosub Roh, Masaki Satoh, Shuhei Matsugishi, Shunsuke Aoki, Takuji Kubota, Hajime Okamoto |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |