EarthCARE ESA L2 Products for the Commissioning Team

This EarthCARE collection contains the following data products:

Level 2a: Single-Instrument Geophysical Products

These products are derived from individual instrument data onboard EarthCARE. They provide detailed geophysical parameters and properties specific to each instrument's capabilities for example cloud and aerosol properties derived solely from radar or lidar measurements, offering high-resolution insights into atmospheric phenomena.

Level 2b: Synergistic Geophysical Products

Level 2b products leverage data from multiple EarthCARE instruments to generate comprehensive, synergistic geophysical datasets. By combining measurements from instruments like radar, lidar, and radiometers, these products offer a more integrated view of cloud-aerosol interactions and atmospheric dynamics. Synergistic products provide enhanced accuracy and depth compared to single-instrument outputs, enabling detailed studies of complex atmospheric processes.

本 EarthCARE 数据集包含以下数据产品：

2a 级：单仪器地球物理产品

此类产品基于 EarthCARE 载板上单个仪器的数据进行推导，提供了详尽的地球物理参数和特性，例如仅通过雷达或激光雷达测量获得的云和气溶胶特性，从而为大气现象提供了高分辨率的洞察。

2b 级：协同地球物理产品

2b 级产品利用 EarthCARE 多个仪器的数据进行整合，生成全面的协同地球物理数据集。通过结合雷达、激光雷达和辐射计等仪器的测量数据，这些产品提供了对云-气溶胶相互作用和大气动力学的更综合视角。与单一仪器输出相比，协同产品在准确性和深度方面得到显著提升，从而能够对复杂的大气过程进行详细研究。