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Atmospheric Rivers Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric rivers data.
Atmospheric Rivers Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) RADIOSONDE GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29 |
N: 44.96 S: 43.38 E: -78 W: -79.85 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Weather Station XET C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, PRESSURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, SUNSHINE RECORDERS, ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2006-10-04 to 2007-03-31 |
N: 44.24 S: 44.22 E: -79.77 W: -79.79 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 | 3 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18, METOP-A, GCOM-W1 | SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2 | 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02 |
N: 51.9073 S: 32.0518 E: -59.9776 W: -123.83 |
HDF5 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Rain Gauges IFloodS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-28 to 2013-05-20 |
N: 41.8599 S: 41.8548 E: -91.6348 W: -91.6459 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION METEOROLOGICAL TOWER ENVIRONMENT CANADA GCPEX V1 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, WIND MONITOR | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 |
N: 44.69 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric (NPOL) Doppler Radar OLYMPEX | 2 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2015-11-05 to 2016-01-15 |
N: 48.6684 S: 45.9605 E: -122.256 W: -126.275 |
UF | |
| GPM Ground Validation NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric (NPOL) Doppler Radar Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2013-12-06 to 2017-04-28 |
N: 39.6219 S: 36.8989 E: -73.6272 W: -77.1056 |
UF | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL STATION MC3E | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | 2011-04-05 to 2011-06-07 |
N: 36.61 S: 36.61 E: -97.49 W: -97.49 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY MESONET MC3E | 1 | MESONET | APS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 37 S: 33.28 E: -94 W: -103 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Physicum Building Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-22 |
N: 60.2147 S: 60.1947 E: 24.9733 W: 24.9533 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) IFloodS | 1 | METEOSAT-6, Aqua, GPM, NOAA-16, NOAA-15, GMS-5, NOAA-17, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, GOES-8, METEOSAT-7, DMSP 5D-3/F15, GOES-10, TRMM | VISSR-METEOSAT, AMSR-E, DPR, AMSU-B, VISSR-GMS, SSM/I, GOES-8 Imager, GOES-10 Imager, PR, TMI | 2013-04-01 to 2013-07-01 |
N: 45.24 S: 39.36 E: -87.16 W: -96.84 |
ASCII, netCDF-4 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS C3VP V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2007-01-20 to 2007-01-23 |
N: 75 S: 34 E: 23 W: 25 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS LPVEX V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2010-09-21 to 2010-10-21 |
N: 75 S: 34 E: 25 W: 23 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS MC3E V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-21 |
N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06 |
N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation SEA FLUX ICE POP V1 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2017-09-01 to 2018-04-30 |
N: 54.25 S: 8.5 E: 177.5 W: 98.5 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Snow Depth Monitoring System OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CAMERA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SNOW TUBE, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2014-09-05 to 2016-07-26 |
N: 47.8224 S: 47.5008 E: -123.033 W: -123.707 |
Excel, netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION TOTAL PRECIPITATION SENSOR (HOTPLATE) GCPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | Total Precipitation Sensor (Hotplate) | 2011-11-07 to 2012-02-21 |
N: 44.3 S: 44.2 E: -79.64 W: -79.78 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation UNCA Upper Air Radiosonde IPHEx V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2014-04-29 to 2014-06-12 |
N: 36.5301 S: 35.1665 E: -81.4548 W: -82.5944 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS GCPEX V2 | 2 | UND CITATION II | CDP, CPC, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR | 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-24 |
N: 46.3615 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7659 W: -80.3847 |
Multiple | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS IPHEx V1 | 1 | UND CITATION II | CDP, CPC, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR | 2014-03-06 to 2014-06-13 |
N: 35.59 S: 35.23 E: -82.06 W: -83.1 |
ASCII, Binary | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MC3E V1 | 1 | UND CITATION II | CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, UHSAS | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-02 |
N: 40.944 S: 34.3247 E: -95.2302 W: -99.1654 |
ASCII, Binary | |
| GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde LPVEx V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOSONDES | 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-28 |
N: 61.01 S: 58.8 E: 26.96 W: 24.877 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS | DROPSONDES, RADIOSONDES | 2015-10-28 to 2016-01-16 |
N: 50.68 S: 43.5473 E: -120.439 W: -128.88 |
ASCII, netCDF-3 |
Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
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