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New article by ESI graduate student Noah Sienkiewicz!

Sienkiewicz simulated and suggested suitable Earth observations for HARP CubeSat on-orbit.

ESI’s first retreat at the Maryland Science Center!

The group reflected on lessons learned while looking to the horizon.

AirHARP2 calibration in-prep for the PACE-PAX campaign!

ESI leads the calibration of the AirHARP2 suite at NASA GSFC.

Viewing the Earth with “Polarized Eyes”

Global HARP2 polarization data from April 19th 2024.

The Science of HARP2’s Cloudbows

Cloud properties are inferred from HARP2 data on 11 March 2024!

HARP2 Image of the Day – April 16 2024

The beautiful cloudbow only appears in polarized light!

New aerosol information in HARP2 data!

Fine mode particles over Caribbean (capture on 21st-March 2024)

HARP2 Image of the Day – April 15 2024

HARP2 sees haze from biomass burning in the Amazon (upper right).

PACE HARP2 data publicly available now!

Every 2 days, HARP2 maps the entire Earth!

HARP2 Launch: 8 Feb 2024

Launch of the PACE satellite - Click to see the video.

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Smoke over the western coast of Central America

Aerosol retrievals from HARP2

The image illustrates an instance of size-seperated aerosol optical depth obtained from HARP2 observations in low Earth orbit. This specific granule was captured on April 14, 2024. Using the GRASP...

Posted: April 18, 2024, 11:03 AM