Team Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation
The Clouds, Aerosol and Radiation Team (short CAR) utilises passive satellite observations and ground-based radiation measurements to study the three-dimensional structure of clouds, aerosol including their optical and physical properties and their impact on solar and terrestrial radiation. The team develops advanced algorithms to derive cloud and aerosol properties from satellite imagers and conducts global radiation measurements to analyse the spatiotemporal evolution small-scale variability of clouds and aerosol.
Current research areas include:
- High resolution cloud, aerosols and radiation properties from satellite observations, such as EarthCARE, Meteosat Second Generation, Meteosat Third Generation, Sentinel-2, CERES
- Worldwide radiation closure studies (link to TARO at Cape Verde, LACROS, OCEANET, Melpitz including UV)
- 3D cloud radiative properties from observations and modelling