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GPM Data Access and Tools
Data collected from the KuPR, KaPR, and microwave imager instruments aboard NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) platform provide 3D observations of rain as well as an accurate estimation of rainfall rate. Access GPM datasets and explore relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Bias-Corrected IMERG Monthly Precipitation for Alaska and Canada, 2000-2020 | RAIN GAUGES, DPR, GMI, Computer | 2000-06-01 to 2020-12-31 | N: 72 S: 40.8 E: -48.5 W: -179.3 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | Rain, Precipitation Amount |
| Passive Microwave Hail Climatology Data Products V1 | GMI, TMI | 1998-01-01 to 2025-03-31 | N: 89 S: -89 E: 179 W: -179 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3 | Hail |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) IFloodS V1 | AMSU-B, AMSU-A, SSMIS, PR, TMI, AMSR2, GMI | 2013-04-22 to 2013-06-30 | N: 59.95 S: -59.95 E: 179.95 W: -179.95 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 - Binary | Precipitation Rate |
| Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Tropics Satellite Data V1 | AMSU-A, AVHRR, SSMIS, GMI, PR, TMI, WINDSAT, SSM/I | 2013-07-23 to 2014-09-30 | N: 53.9 S: 2.2 E: -9 W: -113.5 | 1 | COMPLETE | JPEG | Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed), Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Rate |
| GPM Ground Validation Validation Network (VN) V1 | Polarimetric Radar, DPR, GMI | 2014-03-09 to 2021-07-31 | N: 65.634 S: -31.818 E: 169.948 W: -169.499 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3 | Radar Reflectivity, Precipitation Rate |
| GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) IFloodS | VISSR-METEOSAT, AMSR-E, DPR, AMSU-B, VISSR-GMS, SSM/I, GOES-8 Imager, GOES-10 Imager, PR, TMI | 2013-04-01 to 2013-07-01 | N: 45.24 S: 39.36 E: -87.16 W: -96.84 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII - netCDF-4 | Total Precipitable Water, Precipitation Rate |
| GPM DPR Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3HSLH) at GES DISC | DPR | 2014-03-01 to Present | N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180 | 07 | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation | |
| GPM GMI_R Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures Collocated L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1CGPMGMI_R) at GES DISC | GMI | 2014-03-04 to Present | N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 | 07 | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Brightness Temperature | |
| GPM DPR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3GSLH) at GES DISC | DPR | 2014-03-08 to Present | N: 67 S: -67 E: 180 W: -180 | 07 | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation | |
| GPM GMI Antenna Temperatures L1BASE 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_BASEGPMGMI) at GES DISC | GMI | 2014-03-04 to Present | N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 | 07 | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation |
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