What's New

• 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.
  
• Jun. 27, 2024
  First images from the EarthCARE/CPR
  
  JAXA and NICT have released the first images from the EarthCARE/CPR.
  (JAXA URL) https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2024/06/20240627-1_e.html
  (NICT URL) https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2024/06/27-1.html
  
  The above pages provides images, but the Doppler velocity measurement can be seen in a video to really understand its amazing capabilities, so be sure to check out the video below.
  First images from Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) onboard Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) "Hakuryu"
  - World's first measurement of vertical cloud motion from space -
• May. 29, 2024
  Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) Launch Result
  
  According to the successful launch of the EarthCARE satellite, JAXA released as follows.
  Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) Launch Result
  You can see the JAXA’s video for the launch as follows. (please skip the first 15 min.)
  Live coverage of the EarthCARE satellite launch
• Apr. 01, 2024
  EarthCARE/CPR Special website was opened.
  The detail information from here.