Name: GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1
Creator: GHRC_DAAC
Keywords: Doppler Velocity,Liquid Water Equivalent,Snow Water Equivalent,Precipitation Rate,Snow,Snow Density,Radar Reflectivity,Wind Speed,Wind Direction,Snow Depth,Atmospheric Pressure Measurements,Humidity,Surface Temperature,Dew Point Temperature,Precipitation Amount,Air Temperature,Particle Size Distribution,Surface Winds

Description

The GPM Ground Validation GCPEX Snow Microphysics Case Study characterizes the 3-D microphysical evolution and distribution of snow in context of the thermodynamic environment observed during the February 24th, 2012 event of the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx). The GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment occurred in Ontario, Canada during the winter season of 2011-2012. GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of snow. This case study includes data from the Airborne Second Generation Precipitation Radar (APR-2), Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R), Dual Polarization Radiometer and the NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes.

Product Summary

Platforms

GROUND STATIONS,

NASA DC-8,

UND CITATION II

Instruments

APR-2,

CIPS,

D3R,

DPR,

HVPS,

PMS 2D-C PROBE

Spatial Extent

N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026

Geographic Region

ONTARIO

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25

Data Partner

Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)

Concept ID

C1979104136-GHRC_DAAC

Data State

COMPLETE

Processing Level

1A

Published

2016-06-17

Updated

2022-05-18

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Patrick Gatlin, M. M. (2025). GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GCPEXCS/MULTIPLE/DATA101

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Gatlin, Patrick N, Manil Maskey and Kaylin Bugbee.2016. GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GCPEXCS/MULTIPLE/DATA101

GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1

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