Greenland ice sheet viewed from DLR's Falcon 20E research aircraft
Greenland ice sheet viewed from DLR's Falcon 20E research aircraft
The spectacular mountain range of the east coast of Greenland, viewed from the DLR Falcon research aircraft during a flight campaign to to determine the instrument operations strategy and to refine the data processing techniques for ESA's ADM-Aeolus wind-profiling mission. The region was chosen due to the strong surface wind speeds from the Greenland ice sheet towards the northern Atlantic Ocean – called katabatic winds. These winds cause strong movements of the ocean surface and high waves, whose reflectivity was measured with laser pulses.
