Jan 1, 2024 · CloudSat is a satellite mission designed to measure the vertical structure of clouds from space. The radar data produces detailed images of cloud structures which will contribute …

Apr 28, 2006 · CloudSat is studying clouds in detail to better characterize the role they play in regulating Earth's climate. CloudSat is providing the first direct, global survey of the vertical …

CloudSat is a Passivated NASA Earth observation satellite, which was launched on a Delta II rocket on April 28, 2006, and is awaiting disposal. It used radar to measure the altitude and …

Apr 28, 2006 · Launch and mission summary for NASA's CloudSat satellite, which uses advanced radar to image clouds and better understand their role in weather and climate change.

Sep 7, 2023 · CloudSat was designed to provide observations to advance our understanding of cloud abundance, distribution, structure, and radiative properties.

Apr 23, 2024 · CloudSat, a NASA mission that peered into hurricanes, tallied global snowfall rates, and achieved other weather and climate firsts, has ended its operations. Originally …

CloudSat provides a never-before-seen perspective on clouds; its radar allows us to see inside the large cloud masses that make our weather. This helps us understand processes such as …

Earth Science Reference Handbook [ Missions: CloudSat ] 125 CloudSat Summary CloudSat will study clouds in detail to better characterize the role they play in regulating Earth’s climate. …

Oct 21, 2005 · NASA's CloudSat mission will give us a never-before-seen 3-D perspective of Earth's clouds that will answer questions about how they form, evolve and affect our weather, …

Launched in 2006, CloudSat was the first satellite to use an advanced cloud-profiling radar to "slice" through clouds to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new observational …