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2025

  • Oct. 1, 2025
    [Quick Report] Hurricane Humberto "Eye" captured by EarthCARE satellite (Hakuryu)

    Hurricane Humberto, which developed off the U.S. East Coast, reached its peak strength on September 27, 2025, intensifying into a powerful Category 5 storm - the highest level on the scale.
    The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite, jointly developed with the European Space Agency (ESA) and also known by its Japanese nickname Hakuryu ("White Dragon"), observed Hurricane Humberto as it moved northeast off the U.S. East Coast on 28 September 2025.
    The detail information from here.
  • Oct. 1, 2025
    "JAXA/EORC Typhoon Database" Update – Added Observational Images of Typhoon Cloud "Cross-Sections" by the EarthCARE satellite "Hakuryu"

    JAXA has launched the "JAXA/EORC Typhoon Database" website, which provides data on typhoons worldwide (including tropical cyclones such as typhoons and hurricanes) observed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, About Global Change Observation Mission – Water "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W)), and others.
    Starting from 1st October 2025, new observational images captured by the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) (Japanese nickname: Hakuryu), which was jointly developed with the European Space Agency (ESA), such as vertical cross-sections of clouds around typhoons and cloud images from the Himawari geostationary meteorological satellite, have been added to this website.
    The detail information from here.
  • May. 20, 2025
    【Website Open】EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop 2025

    The international science community is invited to participate in the EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop 2025, which will be held at Yayoi Auditorium Ichijo-Hall at the University of Tokyo from 1 to 5, December 2025.
    Click HERE to see more details and join the workshop.
  • Mar. 17, 2025
    Release of Level 2 Product

    The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began providing data on clouds and aerosols (Level 2a and L2b CPR-ATLID synergy products) from the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer “EarthCARE” satellite (Hakuryu: Japanese nickname) to the public from March 17, 2025.
    （JAXA URL）https://www.satnavi.jaxa.jp/en/news/2025/03/17/10746/index.html

    The information on Level 2 product is here.
    You can register here to download data product.
  • Jan. 15, 2025
    Transition to Mission Operation Phase and Release of Level 1 Product

    JAXA and NICT have issued a press release regarding Transition to Mission Operation Phase and Release of Level 1 Product of EarthCARE/CPR.
    （JAXA URL）https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2025/01/20250114-1_e.html
    （NICT URL）https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2025/01/14-1.html

    The information on Level 1 product is here.
    You can register here to download data product.

2024

2023

  • Jun. 01, 2023
    We have posted the presentation materials of the 2nd EarthCARE Modeling Workshop on our website.
  • Apr. 17, 2023
    The website for the 2nd EarthCARE Modeling Workshop is here.

2022

  • Sep. 08, 2022
    Our Web and ftp system will be unavailable from 00:50(UTC), Sep.12 to 07:20(UTC), Sep.12 due to our facility maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
  • Mar. 28, 2022
    The home page of the Modeling workshop was released.

2021

2020

  • Dec. 16, 2020
    The member page was released.
  • Oct. 09, 2020
    User registration will be unavailable from 00:00(UTC), Oct. 10 to 13:00(UTC), Oct. 10 due to our network maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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2009

  • May. 14, 2009
    EarthCARE Workshop 2009