In Spring 2026 we are launching a series of online EarthCARE science seminars! They are open to all with a focus on using EarthCARE for wider scientific understanding and applications, rather than product development and cal/val activities that are well served by existing meetings. We are particularly encouraging of contributions from early career scientists. To ensure you are kept up-to-date, please sign up to the EarthCARE mailing list (link below). The seminar series is organised by Sebastian Bley (TROPOS), Johanna Mayer (ESA), Kamil Mroz (ECMWF) and Carla Salas Molar (GMV).
The seminars consist of a one-hour Teams meeting (including discussion) on a Wednesday every four weeks, alternating between morning sessions in Europe (to accommodate Japan) and afternoon sessions in Europe (to accommodate the east coast of Canada and the United States)
10:00 CET, 18:00 JST, 04:00 EST
There will be two talks, both lasting approximately 20–25 minutes
Sarah Smith (Oxford University)
Shizuka Ohhata (Kyoto University)
Teams link:
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3823391393526574?p=1HonRKdl4AFzqsksdf
Meeting ID: 382 339 139 352 657 4
Passcode: 3nt3cE7d
15:00 CEST, 22:00 JST, 09:00 EDT
Sergey Khaykin (LATMOS/IPSL): "New insights into stratospheric aerosols from volcanism and wildfires from EarthCARE/ATLID" (Watch Recording)
Moritz Haarig (TROPOS): "Regional dust mineralogy reflects in changing dust lidar ratios" (PDF, Watch Recording)
10:00 CEST, 17:00 JST, 04:00 EDT
Rebecca Murray-Watson (ECMWF): "Using EarthCARE to improve the representation of clouds in the IFS" (PDF, Watch Recording)
Woosub Roh (University of Tokyo): "Bridging EarthCARE Observations and Global Storm-Resolving Models" (PDF, Watch Recording)
15:00 CEST, 22:00 JST, 09:00 EDT
Thirza Feenstra (Utrecht University): "EarthCARE observations for evaluating polar clouds in the regional climate model RACMO2.4 (PDF, Watch Recording)"
Stella Girtsou (NOA): "Machine Learning for real-time 3D cloud reconstruction from FCI/MTG and EarthCARE (PDF, Watch Recording)"
10:00 CEST, 17:00 JST, 04:00 EDT
Yudai Ezaki (Tohoku University): "Observation-Based Assessment of Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Effects with EarthCARE" (PDF, Watch Recording)
Gregor Walter (TROPOS):
"Impact of 3D Radiative Effects on EarthCARE Retrievals" (PDF, Watch Recording)
15:00 CEST, 22:00 JST, 09:00 EDT
Jiseob Kim (McGill University):
"Fast and slow falling ice particles: What EarthCARE CPR reveals" (PDF, Watch Recording)
Aida Galfione (Politecnico di Torino):
"Observing and Characterising Convection Using EarthCARE CPR Data and GEO Imagery" (PDF, Watch Recording)
10:00 CEST, 17:00 JST, 04:00 EDT
Shunsuke Aoki (JAXA/EORC):
“Exploring vertical motion in global clouds and precipitation through combined EarthCARE and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) observations” (PDF, Watch Recording)
Axel Seifert (German Weather Service):
"Using EarthCARE to improve the treatment of clouds, precipitation and radiation in the ICON model” (PDF, Watch Recording)
To keep updated on the EarthCARE science seminars and other EarthCARE news, join the EarthCARE mailing list by emailing a request to events.organisation@esa.int with "SIGN-UP REQUEST: EarthCARE email distribution list" in the subject header.