Robin Hogan
@robinjhogan.bsky.social
Principal Scientist at #ECMWF and Professor of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Reading - Radiative Transfer - Co-Chair of ESA-JAXA #EarthCARE Mission Advisory Group
Nice article about the various online and offline visualization and analysis tools that are available for exploring EarthCARE data - thanks to Eleni Marinou (@elmarinou.bsky.social) who coordinates the development of these tools! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...
Exploring EarthCARE Data and Analysis Tools - Earth Online
To fully exploit the wealth of EarthCARE data, ESA and its partners have developed a comprehensive suite of data access, visualisation, analysis, and simulation tools. These tools not only support sci...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nice article about the various online and offline visualization and analysis tools that are available for exploring EarthCARE data - thanks to Eleni Marinou (@elmarinou.bsky.social) who coordinates the development of these tools! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...
Exciting week next week with the release of the full tranche of #EarthCARE products, including those using 3 and 4 of the instruments in synergy! JAXA held a media briefing earlier today and I explained why this is important (48mins in). www.youtube.com/live/9375tqa...
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Exciting week next week with the release of the full tranche of #EarthCARE products, including those using 3 and 4 of the instruments in synergy! JAXA held a media briefing earlier today and I explained why this is important (48mins in). www.youtube.com/live/9375tqa...
Aircraft contrails are contributing to global warming, but the balance between their solar and infrared effects is uncertain. EarthCARE's combination of instruments, particularly its high resolution 3-view broadband radiometer, is perfectly placed to measure them! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
Contrail climate effects under EarthCARE’s spotlight - Earth Online
Reducing the climate impact of air travel is a key goal, as the sector continues to expand globally. Aviation contributes 2.5% of global carbon dioxide emissions, but the industry is responsible for 5...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Aircraft contrails are contributing to global warming, but the balance between their solar and infrared effects is uncertain. EarthCARE's combination of instruments, particularly its high resolution 3-view broadband radiometer, is perfectly placed to measure them! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
This ECMWF training course is a great opportunity to learn about how physical processes are represented in weather and climate models, free for anyone in an ECMWF member state. It runs 2-6 March 2026 and the deadline for applications is 30 November. events.ecmwf.int/event/496/
Training course: Parametrization of subgrid physical processes
This five-day course is a combination of lectures, hands-on practicals and group problem classes. During the course each parametrized process is introduced and discusses theory, modelling and verifica...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This ECMWF training course is a great opportunity to learn about how physical processes are represented in weather and climate models, free for anyone in an ECMWF member state. It runs 2-6 March 2026 and the deadline for applications is 30 November. events.ecmwf.int/event/496/
Would you believe it: just 10 days after #EarthCARE went through the eye of Hurricane Humberto, it did the same with Hurricane Priscilla in the East Pacific on 7 October! A very different beast this one: a huge eye around 100 km across, and very lopsided, with much more rain on the southern side.
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Would you believe it: just 10 days after #EarthCARE went through the eye of Hurricane Humberto, it did the same with Hurricane Priscilla in the East Pacific on 7 October! A very different beast this one: a huge eye around 100 km across, and very lopsided, with much more rain on the southern side.
New instruments always throw up surprises - Gerd-Jan van Zadelhoff of KNMI had a look at the #EarthCARE lidar's surface returns and found some intriguing and unexpected things as explained in ESA's latest EarthCARE web story... earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New instruments always throw up surprises - Gerd-Jan van Zadelhoff of KNMI had a look at the #EarthCARE lidar's surface returns and found some intriguing and unexpected things as explained in ESA's latest EarthCARE web story... earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
So this is pretty amazing - yesterday EarthCARE sampled Hurricane Humberto straight across the eye! The eye of a tropical cyclone is small so a direct hit is rare: this is the first time EarthCARE has hit one after over a year in orbit! (Showing here also VIIRS on NOAA-20 for context.)
September 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So this is pretty amazing - yesterday EarthCARE sampled Hurricane Humberto straight across the eye! The eye of a tropical cyclone is small so a direct hit is rare: this is the first time EarthCARE has hit one after over a year in orbit! (Showing here also VIIRS on NOAA-20 for context.)
EarthCARE is a inexhaustible source of beautiful imagery of some of the most spectacular phenomena nature has to offer, so I've started a Gallery page on the EarthCARE Science web site, showing for example convective motions in the trainbands of Typhoon Ragasa... www.earthcarescience.net/gallery
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
EarthCARE is a inexhaustible source of beautiful imagery of some of the most spectacular phenomena nature has to offer, so I've started a Gallery page on the EarthCARE Science web site, showing for example convective motions in the trainbands of Typhoon Ragasa... www.earthcarescience.net/gallery
It's official: WIVERN will be ESA's 11th Earth Explorer satellite, measuring winds deep inside hurricanes, fronts and other weather systems!
www.esa.int/Applications...
www.esa.int/Applications...
ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer mission
After meticulous preparation and rigorous evaluation, ESA’s Member States have selected WIVERN to become the 11th Earth Explorer mission to be implemented through the agency’s prestigious FutureEO pro...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It's official: WIVERN will be ESA's 11th Earth Explorer satellite, measuring winds deep inside hurricanes, fronts and other weather systems!
www.esa.int/Applications...
www.esa.int/Applications...
Another great #EarthCARE Image of the Month, this time led by Shannon Mason (@masonshannon.bsky.social): the Doppler radar sees wave structures in an Antarctic cloud while the lidar and imager see an optically thick ice cloud layer at around -45°C. What's going on? earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Another great #EarthCARE Image of the Month, this time led by Shannon Mason (@masonshannon.bsky.social): the Doppler radar sees wave structures in an Antarctic cloud while the lidar and imager see an optically thick ice cloud layer at around -45°C. What's going on? earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
Good science explains unexpected observations, but great science predicts things only later confirmed from observations. Brilliant article from Nadir Jeevanjee on the fundamental correctness of climate models and the incredible work of Syukuro Manabe. theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Good science explains unexpected observations, but great science predicts things only later confirmed from observations. Brilliant article from Nadir Jeevanjee on the fundamental correctness of climate models and the incredible work of Syukuro Manabe. theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
Great to see the new #ECMWF building going up on the beautiful University of Reading campus, very near the Meteorology Department - looking forward to moving in in 2027!
September 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Great to see the new #ECMWF building going up on the beautiful University of Reading campus, very near the Meteorology Department - looking forward to moving in in 2027!
The deadline for abstracts to December's #EarthCARE Science & Validation workshop in Tokyo has been extended to 1st September. www.eorc.jaxa.jp/EARTHCARE/ev...
August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The deadline for abstracts to December's #EarthCARE Science & Validation workshop in Tokyo has been extended to 1st September. www.eorc.jaxa.jp/EARTHCARE/ev...
EarthCARE has enough fuel for a mission of at least 10 years! This is fantastic news for using EarthCARE for climate science and assimilation, and is much more than the 3-4 years originally envisaged! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...
EarthCARE lifetime update: mission targets 2034 and beyond - Earth Online
Just over a year after launch, an analysis of the available fuel on board EarthCARE has revealed that the mission has the potential to remain operational for at least 10 years, more than double its or...
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July 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
EarthCARE has enough fuel for a mission of at least 10 years! This is fantastic news for using EarthCARE for climate science and assimilation, and is much more than the 3-4 years originally envisaged! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...
The next #EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop is in Tokyo this December - the deadline for abstract submission is 20 August. It will be a great opportunity to share our scientific findings so far and will coincide with the release of final tranche of products. www.eorc.jaxa.jp/EARTHCARE/ev...
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The next #EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop is in Tokyo this December - the deadline for abstract submission is 20 August. It will be a great opportunity to share our scientific findings so far and will coincide with the release of final tranche of products. www.eorc.jaxa.jp/EARTHCARE/ev...
Great news: "WIVERN" has been recommended as ESA's 11th Earth Explorer satellite following the user consultation meeting last week! WIVERN uses a scanning 94-GHz radar to measure winds and reflectivity in an 800 km swath, invaluable for assimilation and understanding severe weather. wivern.polito.it
July 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Great news: "WIVERN" has been recommended as ESA's 11th Earth Explorer satellite following the user consultation meeting last week! WIVERN uses a scanning 94-GHz radar to measure winds and reflectivity in an 800 km swath, invaluable for assimilation and understanding severe weather. wivern.polito.it
Beautiful high-resolution imagery from #EarthCARE's multi-spectral imager in a Category 4 tropical cyclone! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
EarthCARE stares into the eye of Tropical Cyclone Vince - Earth Online
A rare glimpse into the eye of Tropical Cyclone Vince, thanks to EarthCARE’s multispectral imager, gave us a crisp picture of the fine-scale structures in and around the eye wall and recorded some rem...
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July 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Beautiful high-resolution imagery from #EarthCARE's multi-spectral imager in a Category 4 tropical cyclone! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
Taking #EarthCARE merch to the next level! You've got the polo shirt. You've even got the lego model. Now you can enjoy EarthCARE toilet paper! 🧻🧻🧻 Rated top for environmental impact by Consumer NZ 👍 www.stuff.co.nz/business/121...
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Taking #EarthCARE merch to the next level! You've got the polo shirt. You've even got the lego model. Now you can enjoy EarthCARE toilet paper! 🧻🧻🧻 Rated top for environmental impact by Consumer NZ 👍 www.stuff.co.nz/business/121...
Huge amounts of Arctic smoke from Canadian wildfires seen by #EarthCARE's lidar: it is being transported over the North Pole to Europe and has even entered the stratosphere! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
EarthCARE sees Canadian wildfire smoke spreading over the Northern Hemisphere - Earth Online
Canada is facing an extreme wildfire season in 2025.
By 12 June, the Canadian government had reported 225 wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. Over 3.7 million ...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Huge amounts of Arctic smoke from Canadian wildfires seen by #EarthCARE's lidar: it is being transported over the North Pole to Europe and has even entered the stratosphere! earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
Science meets art in a fantastic and immersive installation at #LPS25:
the sound is generated from actual #EarthCARE data!
the sound is generated from actual #EarthCARE data!
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Science meets art in a fantastic and immersive installation at #LPS25:
the sound is generated from actual #EarthCARE data!
the sound is generated from actual #EarthCARE data!
BIG NEWS from Bjorn Frommknecht at #LPS25: the latest estimate of #EarthCARE mission lifetime based on fuel usage is at least TEN YEARS, much higher than the pre-launch design lifetime of 3-4 years! Opens the door to even more great science!
June 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
BIG NEWS from Bjorn Frommknecht at #LPS25: the latest estimate of #EarthCARE mission lifetime based on fuel usage is at least TEN YEARS, much higher than the pre-launch design lifetime of 3-4 years! Opens the door to even more great science!
We're making use of research aircraft underflights of #EarthCARE to test and improve our synergistic cloud products. The image shows good agreement in ice clouds in a Canadian flight from the ECALOT campaign. We're also using flights from the UK VERIFY campaign. earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
June 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We're making use of research aircraft underflights of #EarthCARE to test and improve our synergistic cloud products. The image shows good agreement in ice clouds in a Canadian flight from the ECALOT campaign. We're also using flights from the UK VERIFY campaign. earth.esa.int/eogateway/su...
Just a couple of days until the start of the ESA Living Planet Symposium in Vienna - there will be a great #ECMWF contribution and I'm particulaly looking forward to the #EarthCARE session on Wednesday! www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
ECMWF at the Living Planet Symposium 2025
We are participating in the 2025 Living Planet Symposium from 23 to 27 June. Find out about our booth and which sessions our staff are involved in as speakers, poster presenters and conveners.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just a couple of days until the start of the ESA Living Planet Symposium in Vienna - there will be a great #ECMWF contribution and I'm particulaly looking forward to the #EarthCARE session on Wednesday! www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Latest #EarthCARE Image of the Month: reflected broadband solar imagery can be recreated using synergistic cloud retrievals and radiative transfer calculations, giving confidence in the retrievals. Work led by Jason Cole (ECCC) earth.esa.int/eogateway/ga...
Evaluating EarthCARE retrievals using measured and model solar radiation - Earth Online
An aim of the EarthCARE mission is to perform radiative closure assessments of cloud and aerosol properties, inferred using measurements from the EarthCARE instruments.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Latest #EarthCARE Image of the Month: reflected broadband solar imagery can be recreated using synergistic cloud retrievals and radiative transfer calculations, giving confidence in the retrievals. Work led by Jason Cole (ECCC) earth.esa.int/eogateway/ga...
JAXA's level-2 cloud and aerosol products from #EarthCARE have been released! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...
New EarthCARE Data Products Released: Advancing Our Understanding of Clouds and Aerosols - Earth Online
The EarthCARE (Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) mission, a joint initiative by ESA, JAXA, NICT, and research institutes across Europe and Japan, has reached an exciting milestone with the ...
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May 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
JAXA's level-2 cloud and aerosol products from #EarthCARE have been released! earth.esa.int/eogateway/ne...