Objectives and Applications
Characterize the relationship between Convective Mass Flux and atmospheric environmental properties by providing novel measurements of time-differenced profiles of radar reflectivity.
INCUS objectives are to determine: (1) the predominant environmental properties controlling convective mass flux in tropical convective storms; (2) the relationship between convective mass flux and high anvil clouds; (3) the relationship between convective mass flux and the type and intensity of the extreme weather produced; and then to evaluate these relationships between convective mass flux and environmental factors, high anvil clouds, and extreme weather within weather and climate models.
Application: improve the nowcasting of rapidly developing convective storms by expanding the inputs to nowcasting systems.
Full Name
INvestigation of Convective UpdraftS
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Nov 2026
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jan 2029
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
94 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
28.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
500 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
DAR (INCUS) - Dynamic Atmospheric Radar |
| DMR (INCUS) - Dynamic Microwave Radiometer |
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