Sciences and Exploration Directorate

GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE)

Class:

Field Campaign

Status:

In Development

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Launch Date:

January 2025

The GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE) will take place January/February 2025 based out of Edwards Air Force Base in California. Utilizing the NASA ER-2 outfit with the Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL), Roscoe, enhanced MODIS Airborne Simulator (eMAS), and Cloud Radar System (CRS), GLOVE will (1) validate new ICESat-2 atmospheric data products, (2) validate EarthCARE lidar, radar, spectrometer data products, and (3) test new Roscoe receiver alignment.

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