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Description

The GPM Ground Validation Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R) IPHEx data set contains radar reflectivity and doppler velocity measurements. The D3R was developed by a government-industry-academic consortium with funding from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Project. It operates at the ku (13.91 GHz ± 25 MHz) and ku (35.56 GHz ± 25 MHz) frequencies covering a fixed range from 450 m to 39.75 km. The instrument's data are available in netCDF-4 format with browse imagery available in PNG format.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
Instruments
D3R
Spatial Extent

N: 35.1959 S: 35.1959 E: -81.9631 W: -81.9632

Geographic Region
NORTH CAROLINA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2014-05-01 to 2014-06-15
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
C1981506869-GHRC_DAAC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
63994
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Doppler Velocity ,
Radar Reflectivity ,
Liquid Precipitation

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

V. Chandrasekar. (2025). GPM GROUND VALIDATION DUAL-FREQUENCY DUAL-POLARIZED DOPPLER RADAR (D3R) IPHEX [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/D3R/DATA101 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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