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Precipitation Rate Data Access and Tools
NASA’s precipitation rate data rang from atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state measurements to datasets combining precipitation data from multiple instruments. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to understand how quickly precipitation is falling across Earth and its effects.
Precipitation Rate Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM Ground Validation Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS) Flood Maps IFloodS V1 | DMSP, Aqua, TRMM, NOAA POES | SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, TMI, AMSU-B | 2013-03-26 to 2013-06-30 | GLOBAL | N: 49.875 S: -49.875 E: 179.875 W: -179.875 | netCDF-4 - ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | METOP-B, METOP-A, NOAA-16, DMSP, TRMM, NOAA-15, GCOM-W1, GPM | AMSU-B, AMSU-A, SSMIS, PR, TMI, AMSR2, GMI | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 | GLOBAL | N: 59.95 S: -59.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 | netCDF-4 - Binary |
| GPM Ground Validation Hydro-Estimator IFloodS V1 | GOES-13 | GOES-13 Imager | 2013-04-24 to 2013-06-30 | IOWA | N: 45.998 S: 39.016 E: -87.029 W: -96.982 | netCDF-3 |
| GPM Ground Validation Hydro-Estimator IPHEx V1 | GOES-13 | GOES-13 Imager | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-16 | NORTH CAROLINA | N: 42.921 S: 27.897 E: -71.793 W: -91.736 | netCDF-4 |
| GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) NEXRAD Composite IFloodS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-04-15 to 2013-06-30 | IOWA | N: 44.5337 S: 40.1333 E: -89.9036 W: -97.1542 | ASCII - netCDF-4 |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION JOSS-WALDVOGEL DISDROMETER (JW) NSSTC V1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | JW DISDROMETER | 2010-07-05 to 2011-03-30 | ALABAMA | N: 34.72 S: 34.71 E: -86.63 W: -86.64 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION MET ONE RAIN GAUGE PAIRS IFLOODS V2 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-06 to 2013-12-27 | IOWA | N: 43.3706 S: 41.8471 E: -91.1898 W: -93.5207 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION MET ONE RAIN GAUGE PAIRS IPHEX V2 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2013-09-11 to 2014-10-30 | NORTH CAROLINA | N: 35.8857 S: 35.083 E: -82.5649 W: -83.5908 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs OLYMPEX V1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2015-01-01 to 2016-06-20 | WASHINGTON | N: 48.0795 S: 46.4478 E: -122.631 W: -124.369 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) V1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2012-04-10 to 2018-10-01 | VIRGINIA | N: 38.3699 S: 37.4531 E: -75.3188 W: -75.879 | ASCII |
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Precipitation Rate Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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