The ReACT team is taking to the skies: Dimitra Kouklaki is actively conducting groundbreaking research as part of the ongoing EarthCare PERCUSION calibration experiment, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), representing the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).

The EarthCARE mission is advancing our understanding of climate dynamics by studying aerosols and clouds with state-of-the-art satellite technology. The ongoing PERCUSION campaign, set for late summer 2024, is focused on calibrating EarthCARE’s instruments and deepening our insights into climate interactions in the Intratropical Convergence Zone, the critical equatorial region where major wind systems converge.

As part of NOA’s efforts, we are conducting airborne radiation measurements in sync with observations from the EarthCARE satellite, aiming to refine radiation models and enhance climate simulations.

Today’s flight of the German HALO aircraft is operating in coordination with ESA's EarthCARE and NASA's PACE satellites, and is set to intersect with the METEOR research spacecraft. We are also thrilled to have REaCT researcher Peristera Paschou on the METEOR mission, where she is gathering data with LiDAR.

Read more about the PERCUSION campaign here.
Check out Halo's flight here.

Stay tuned for updates as our team makes strides in atmospheric science!