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Description

The GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Rain Gauges IFloodS dataset was collected during the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) field campaign from April 28, 2013 through May 20, 2013 near Shueyville City, Iowa. Four observation sites (15442, 15443, 15444, and 22390), each consisting of three tipping bucket rain gauges that collected 5-minute accumulations of precipitation data. The main goal of IFloodS was to evaluate how well the GPM satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting. Specifically, this meant collecting detailed measurements of precipitation at the Earth’s surface using ground instruments and advanced weather radars while simultaneously collecting data from satellites passing overhead. These IFC Rain Gauge data are available in ASCII format, with corresponding browse images available in PNG format.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
Instruments
RAIN GAUGES
Spatial Extent
N: 41.8599 S: 41.8548 E: -91.6348 W: -91.6459
Geographic Region
IOWA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2013-04-28 to 2013-05-20
Data Partner
Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/MSFC/GHRC)
Concept ID
c1979697680-ghrc_daac
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
1B
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

Krajewski, W. (2025). GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Rain Gauges IFloodS [Data set]. NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IFLOODS/GAUGES/DATA/101 Date Accessed: 2025-06-30

Additional Citation

Krajewski, Witold F.2017. GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Rain Gauges IFloodS [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/GPMGV/IFLOODS/GAUGES/DATA/101

Documents

Title Not Provided IFloodS Field Campaign Collection DOI
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Science Implementation Plan
PI DOCUMENTATION Overall description of the data
PUBLICATIONS Local random errors in tipping-bucket rain gauge measurements
PUBLICATIONS Comparison of Rain Gauge Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic Region

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