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Description

The GPM Ground Validation Reference Rainfall Data Product IFloodS dataset contains hourly rainfall accumulation estimates over central and northeastern Iowa for the period of 1 May to 16 June, 2013. This product is created by combining ground-based radar estimates collected for the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) campaign. The goals of the IFloodS campaign were to collect detailed measurements of precipitation at the Earth’s surface using ground instruments and advanced weather radars and to simultaneously collect data from satellites passing overhead. The data are available in gzipped ASCII files.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
Instruments
NEXRAD,
NPOL
Spatial Extent
N: 44.2128 S: 40.7292 E: -89.8996 W: -94.4625
Geographic Region
IOWA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2013-05-01 to 2013-06-16
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
c1979695522-ghrc_daac
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Witold Krajewski, B. S. (2025). GPM Ground Validation Reference Rainfall Data Product IFloodS [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IFLOODS/MULTIPLE/DATA301 Date Accessed: 2025-07-16

Documents

Title Not Provided IFloodS Field Campaign Collection DOI
PUBLICATIONS Uncertainty in radar-rainfall composite and its impact on hydrologic prediction for the eastern Iowa flood of 2008
PUBLICATIONS Hydro-NEXRAD-2: real-time access to customized radar-rainfall for hydrologic applications
PUBLICATIONS Radar-rainfall estimation algorithms of Hydro-NEXRAD
USER'S GUIDE The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset

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