As part of the AERIS national infrastructure for Atmospheric Research, ICARE Data and Services Centre provides various services to support the research community in fields related to atmospheric research, such as aerosols, clouds, radiation, water cycle, and their interactions. ICARE’s initial emphasis is the production and distribution of remote sensing data derived from Earth observation missions from CNES, NASA, and EUMETSAT. Our team supports the science community by developing science algorithms and production codes, building on the expertise from various partners and distributes products to the users community through various web mechanisms. Hosted by University of Lille Data Centre, our IT infrastructure is also a pilar of the Data Terra national research infrastructure for Earth Science … [Read more]
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DROWN BY THE RIVER …
In late December 2022 and for most of January 2023 an atmospheric river (yellow plume over North Pacific Ocean) transported vast amount of water vapor from the tropical belt across Pacific up to west coast of North America, leading to record precipitations in California especially when it combined with the extreme event that developed on the 3rd and 4th of January. Read more
New GEORING Day-night imagery product available at AERIS/ICARE
ICARE is pleased to announce the first release of its new GEORING day-night imagery product. The GEORING imagery is currently generated at hourly resolution using a combination of data from the constellation of 5 geostationary meteorological satellites. The short video below illustrates 3 days of GEORING imagery from February 9th to February 11th 2023. The […]
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DROWN BY THE RIVER …
In late December 2022 and for most of January 2023 an atmospheric river (yellow plume over North Pacific Ocean) transported vast amount of water vapor from the tropical belt across Pacific up to west coast of North America, leading to record precipitations in California especially when it combined with the extreme event that developed on […]
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CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 Product Version 4.51 Data Release
The CALIPSO mission team, in collaboration with the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center, announces the release of a new CALIOP Level 1 Product: CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V4-51 The product is available beginning with data from June 13, 2006 (following CALIOP first light), and as of this announcement, through December 31, 2010. Remaining data […]
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Release of V2.00 Lidar Level 2 PSC mask
The CALIPSO mission team, in collaboration with the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center, announces the release of a new daily CALIOP Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC) Mask Product: CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Standard-V2-00 The CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud data product ensemble describes the spatial distribution, optical properties, and composition of […]
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ICARE Under The Hood
As many of our users have likely noticed, ICARE services have gone through several interruptions and maintenance operations these past weeks. Although regular and planned maintenance are part of the normal life of a data center, a combination of required significant system upgrades, major infrastructure renovation and unexpected hardware failures have combined to create a […]
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Eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint-Vincent April 9, 2021
La Soufrière volcano in Saint-Vincent Island in the Antilles erupted April 9, 2021 at 12:45 UTC. That violent explosive eruption produced a huge ash plume that rose up to 19 km altitude. Thick ash fallout covered some areas of the island, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The volcano kept discharging ash ininterruptedly until April […]
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