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

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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!