Remote Sensing        INOE

The present efforts in climate modeling are far from being sufficient for providing realistic numbers on the influence of anthropogenic aerosols on the state of the atmosphere.

There are a number of cross-cutting issues relevant for all ESA atmospheric missions which can only be addressed through suitable airborne measurements. The missions include ADM/Aeolus, EarthCARE and Sentinel-3/-4/-5/-5p which deliver different aerosol related products requiring both detailed research in the development of the retrieval methods and the independent validation/evaluation of products following launch.

MULTIPLY - Development of a European HSRL airborne facility, is a ESA-ESTEC project which proposes the development of a novel multi-wavelength HSRL system (3b + 2a + 3d) for airborne operation.