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Complete Reprocessing of POLDER Atmosphere Products and New Distribution Scheme for POLDER Products
A reprocessing of the entire POLDER-1/POLDER-2 archive was completed in November 2007 to produce all atmosphere products (Aerosols and Clouds) with the latest generation of science algorithms used to process the PARASOL data, such that a consistent POLDER-1, POLDER-2, and POLDER-3/PARASOL archive is now available. On that occasion, POLDER distribution services for atmosphere products are […]
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PARASOL: 4 years in orbit
In March 2009, ICARE celebrates the 4th anniversary of PARASOL successful operations. PARASOL is a microsatellite launched by CNES on December 18, 2004. It carries a wide-field imaging radiometer/polarimeter called POLDER (Polarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances). PARASOL is part of the A-Train constellation, and contributes to an overall strategy to observe clouds and […]