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DPR instrument data

DPR

Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar
The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR), aboard the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory, measures mid-latitude rainfall and snowfall over land and ocean.
9 datasets
dropsonde being deployed from aircraft

Dropsonde

Dropsondes, or dropwindsondes, are in situ instruments released from aircraft equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and sensors to collect profile measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, and direction.
7 datasets
EDOP instrument data

EDOP

ER-2 Doppler Radar
EDOP is an X-band (9.6 GHz) Doppler radar. EDOP measures high-resolution time-height sections of reflectivity and vertical hydrometeor velocity.
6 datasets
ETM instrument data

ETM+

Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
The ETM+ is a fixed “whisk-broom”, 8-band, multispectral scanning radiometer that provides high-resolution imaging information of Earth’s surface.
94 datasets
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