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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 Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) V1 | GROUND STATIONS | APU | 2013-05-08 to 2014-10-08 | VIRGINIA | N: 38.0442 S: 37.8294 E: -75.3562 W: -75.5812 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | SSMIS | 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29 | ONTARIO | N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7 | ASCII - netCDF-4 |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05 | OKLAHOMA | N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Composite Satellite Overpasses OLYMPEX | DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, GCOM-W1, GPM, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F19, Suomi-NPP, DMSP 5D-3/F18 | SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2, DPR, GMI, ATMS | 2015-11-01 to 2016-05-01 | WASHINGTON | N: 57.4634 S: 37.3591 E: -88.4232 W: -157.22 | HDF5 |
| GPM Ground Validation CXSI Radar Imagery OLYMPEX | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR | 2015-11-10 to 2015-12-31 | BRITISH COLUMBIA | N: 49.3183 S: 48.4119 E: -123.118 W: -124.476 | GIF |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Micro Rain Radar (MRR) IPHEx | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-15 | NORTH CAROLINA | N: 35.8894 S: 35.5843 E: -82.5814 W: -83.0743 | ASCII |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Parsivel IPHEx | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-30 | NORTH CAROLINA | N: 35.8858 S: 35.0833 E: -82.2711 W: -83.5904 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) MICRO RAIN RADAR (MRR) GCPEX | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2012-01-01 to 2012-03-14 | ONTARIO | N: 46.5 S: 43.5 E: -78 W: -81 | netCDF-4 |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) PRECIPITATION OCCURRENCE SENSOR SYSTEM (POSS) GCPEX | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR, POSS | 2012-01-15 to 2012-03-01 | ONTARIO | N: 44.23 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.93 | ASCII |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 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 | ONTARIO | N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 | netCDF-4 |
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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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