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EarthCare satellite launched to study clouds and climate
A joint project between the European and Japanese Space Agencies
The Airbus-built EarthCARE climate monitoring satellite has been successfully launched from Vandenberg military base, California. The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer is a joint undertaking between the European and Japanese Space Agencies (ESA and JAXA). It will examine the role clouds and aerosols (tiny atmospheric particles) play in reflecting solar radiation back into space (cooling down...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency