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11 MAY 2012 | CloudSat Publication

Climate forecasting: A break in the clouds

CloudSat observations over the Arctic region help improve climate model simulations.


20 APRIL 2012 | CloudSat Overpass

Thunderstorms along the Texas gulf coast

CloudSat transects developing thunderstorms ahead of a cold front on the gulf coast.


6 APRIL 2012 | CloudSat Education Network

NASA at National Science Teachers Association Annual Meeting

NASA, CloudSat, GLOBE and S'COOL present exhibits as part of the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA).


9 MARCH 2012 | CloudSat Meeting

CALIPSO, CloudSat, EarthCARE Joint Workshop

The Role of Clouds and Aerosols in Weather and Climate, June 18-22 2012 in Paris, France.


1 MARCH 2012 | CloudSat Data Product

Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC)

Specialized A-Train satellite values co-located to CloudSat footprints for the period May 2008 to April 2010.


24 FEBRUARY 2012 | CloudSat News

JPL Deputy Director congratulates the CloudSat team

JPL Deputy Director Gene Tattini congratulates the CloudSat team for a ground-breaking recovery from a battery anomaly.


20 JANUARY 2012 | CloudSat Overpass

Tropical Cyclone Heidi

CloudSat overpass of Tropical Cyclone Heidi off the coast of Australia on Janaury 11, 2012.


17 JANUARY 2012 | CloudSat Publication

The Three-Dimensional Distribution of Clouds over the Southern Hemisphere High Latitudes

Journal of Climate publication highlighting the varying vertical structure of cloudiness throughout Antarctica and Southern Ocean.


17 JANUARY 2012 | CloudSat Publication

Clouds Associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation: A New Perspective from CloudSat

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences publication rendering Madden-Julian Oscillation phases using CloudSat data.


9 JANUARY 2012 | CloudSat Overpass

Thunderstorms over Texas

CloudSat overpass of severe thunderstorms in Texas on January 9, 2012.


More CloudSat News...


CloudSat is an experimental satellite that uses radar to observe clouds and precipitation from space. CloudSat orbits in formation as part of the A-Train constellation of satellites (Aqua, CloudSat, CALIPSO, PARASOL, and Aura).

Orbital elements (two-line elements or TLEs) for CloudSat are available here (CloudSat DPC). CloudSat ground tracks may be predicted using tools located on this NASA LaRC page. Orbital elements at the LaRC page are updated regularly, but use the DPC link for the very latest TLEs.

For an overview document (PDF) of science and research themes, click here. The BAMS 2002 article (PDF) describing the CloudSat mission is available here.

Status

Update 11 MAY 2012

The CPR and spacecraft are operating nominally during the sunlit portion of the orbit.
More information.

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