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The GPM Ground Validation Raw Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) IFloodS dataset was collected by 14 Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) sites in eastern Iowa during the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) field campaign. The campaign aimed to collect detailed measurements of precipitation at the Earth’s surface using ground instruments and advanced weather radars while simultaneously collecting data from satellites passing overhead. APU is an optical disdrometer system that measures precipitation particle size and fall velocity. This dataset consists of APU-calculated parameters and unfiltered drop spectrum data. The dataset files are available in ASCII text format from April 1 through May 24, 2013. Officially, the IFloodS campaign ran from May 1 to June 15, 2013, but the APUs were installed and had begun collecting data prior to the start of the campaign.
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Title Not Provided | Improving Flood Forecasting | |
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION | OTT Parsivel - Enhanced Precipitation Identifier For Present Weather, Drop Size Distribution And Radar Reflectivity - OTT Messtechnik, Germany | |
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION | OTT Parsivel2 - Laser Weather Sensor | |
PI DOCUMENTATION | IFloodS Field Campaign Data Format Documentation: Parsivel2 | |
PUBLICATIONS | Evaluation of the New Version of the Laser-Optical Disdrometer, OTT Parsivel2 |