HAWC
HAWC (High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds) is a Canadian satellite mission designed to improve understanding of how aerosols, water vapour, and clouds influence weather and climate, with observations supporting severe-weather prediction, climate modelling, air-quality forecasting, and Arctic monitoring.
Identity
- Aliases
- HAWCsatHigh-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and CloudsHigh Altitude Aerosols, Water Vapor and Clouds
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- HAWC
- Status
- planned
- Types
- scienceresearchdevelopmentoperations
Details
- Description
- HAWC (High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds) is a Canadian satellite mission designed to improve understanding of how aerosols, water vapour, and clouds influence weather and climate, with observations supporting severe-weather prediction, climate modelling, air-quality forecasting, and Arctic monitoring.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2031
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:01:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:01:34 UTC