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Feasibility study of ESA missions with G-band radar for ice cloud observations.
Rel. Alessandro Battaglia, Sabrina Corpino, Fabrizio Stesina. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2024
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This master’s thesis investigates the advantages and disadvantages of deploying a spaceborne G-Band weather radar system, with a primary focus on its potential contributions to atmospheric profiling and cloud microphysics characterization. The study proposes that G-band radar, used in conjuction with other radar systems at lower frequencies (Ka and W Bands) that have already been deployed and demonstrated in space, can offer improved microphysical retrievals of hydrometeor size, scattering properties and hydrometeor water content. G-Band operates at higher frequency than conventional cloud radars at Ka-Band, thus working mainly in the non Raileygh regime it could unlock new possibilities in profiling high altitudes ice cloud, super cooled liquid water clouds and precipitating snow.
Clouds and precipitation systems significantly impact Earth’s hydrological and radiation budget and as we stand today there are no valid methods to evaluate the quantity and position of supercooled liquid water clouds, wich are an important contribution to earth radiation budget and latent heat profiles
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