GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE)
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.
Key Staff
- Principal Investigator: John Yorks
- Project Scientist: Edward Nowottnick