| Abstract |
ADM-Aeolus is an ESA (European Space Agency) Earth Explorer Core Mission -a science-oriented mission within its Living Planet Program. The primary objective is to provide wind profile measurements for an improved analysis of the global three-dimensional wind field. The aim of the mission is to provide global observations of wind profiles with a vertical resolution that will satisfy the accuracy requirements of WMO (World Meteorological Organization). Such knowledge is crucial to the understanding of the atmospheric dynamics, including the global transport of energy, water, aerosols, chemicals and other airborne materials - to be able to deal with many aspects of climate research and climate and weather prediction. ADM-Aeolus represents a demonstration project for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
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