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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 Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRMM Radar Rain Distributions L3 1 month 5 degree x 5 degree V7 (TRMM_3A26) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR | 1997-12-01 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Decimal Degrees x 5 Decimal Degrees | |
| TRMM Radar Rainfall Statistics L3 1 month (5 x 5) and (0.5 x 0.5) degree V7 (TRMM_3A25) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR | 1997-12-01 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees to 5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees to 5 Decimal Degrees | |
| TRMM TROPICAL CYCLONE PRECIPITATION FEATURE (TCPF) DATABASE - LEVEL 1 V1 | 1 | TRMM | LIS, PR, TMI, VIRS | 1997-12-08 to 2011-12-30 |
N: 39.11 S: -39.14 E: 180 W: -179.98 |
HDF4 | |
| Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI) Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD) V2.1 | 2.1 | NASA WB-57F | HIRAD | 2015-08-30 to 2015-10-23 |
N: 37.8755 S: 12.8279 E: -63.0352 W: -109.283 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) IMPACTS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2020-01-15 to 2020-02-28 |
N: 37.9543 S: 37.9194 E: -75.4462 W: -75.4912 |
ASCII | |
| UAlbany Parsivel IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 42.6957 S: 42.67091583252 E: -73.804445495605 W: -73.8419 |
netCDF-4 | |
| WHOI mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | Mooring | CTD, MMS | 2012-09-14 to 2013-09-30 |
N: 24.6 S: 24 E: -38 W: -38 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC | D1.0 | Noah-MP-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 |
N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees |
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