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Description

Version 08 is the current version of the data set. Older versions are no longer available and have been superseded by Version 08.

This product contains the calibrated received power from the Ku-band Radar of the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) aboard the core satellite of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission.

The Ku-radar scan pattern is simpler than that of the Ka-band Radar, and is similar to the TRMM PR. It only has "Normal Scan" (NS) swath consisting of 49 footprints cross-track in a scan and the footprint size is about 5 km in diameter. The scan swath is 245 km.

Product Summary

Platforms
GPM
Instruments
GMI
Spatial Extent

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

Location
TROPICS
Coordinate System
GEODETIC
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2014-03-08 to Present
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C4054953916-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
295
Processing Level
1
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Atmospheric Water Vapor ,
Precipitation ,
Brightness Temperature

Data Center Citation

GPM Science Team. 2026. GPM DPR Ku-band Received Power L1B 1.5 hours 5 km V08. Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4054953916-GES_DISC.

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