radiative properties remains unsatisfactory. They constitute the largest source of uncertainty
in predictions of climatic change and hamper the ability of numerical weather prediction
models to forecast high-impact weather events. The joint European Space Agency (ESA)–
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Clouds, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
(EarthCARE) satellite mission, scheduled for launch in 2018, will help to resolve these …