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GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) IFloodS 1 METEOSAT-6, Aqua, GPM, NOAA-16, NOAA-15, GMS-5, NOAA-17, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, GOES-8, METEOSAT-7, DMSP 5D-3/F15, GOES-10, TRMM 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

ASCII, netCDF-4
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS C3VP V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2007-01-20 to 2007-01-23

N: 75 S: 34 E: 23 W: 25

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS LPVEX V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2010-09-21 to 2010-10-21

N: 75 S: 34 E: 25 W: 23

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS MC3E V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-21

N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06

N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125

netCDF-3
GPM Ground Validation SEA FLUX ICE POP V1 1 MODELS Computer 2017-09-01 to 2018-04-30

N: 54.25 S: 8.5 E: 177.5 W: 98.5

netCDF-4
GPM Ground Validation Snow Depth Monitoring System OLYMPEX V1 1 GROUND STATIONS CAMERA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SNOW TUBE, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2014-09-05 to 2016-07-26

N: 47.8224 S: 47.5008 E: -123.033 W: -123.707

Excel, netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION TOTAL PRECIPITATION SENSOR (HOTPLATE) GCPEX V1 1 GROUND STATIONS Total Precipitation Sensor (Hotplate) 2011-11-07 to 2012-02-21

N: 44.3 S: 44.2 E: -79.64 W: -79.78

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation UNCA Upper Air Radiosonde IPHEx V1 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2014-04-29 to 2014-06-12

N: 36.5301 S: 35.1665 E: -81.4548 W: -82.5944

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS GCPEX V2 2 UND CITATION II CDP, CPC, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-24

N: 46.3615 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7659 W: -80.3847

Multiple
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS IPHEx V1 1 UND CITATION II CDP, CPC, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR 2014-03-06 to 2014-06-13

N: 35.59 S: 35.23 E: -82.06 W: -83.1

ASCII, Binary
GPM GROUND VALIDATION UND CITATION CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MC3E V1 1 UND CITATION II CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, INS, LASER HYGROMETERS, PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, UHSAS 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-02

N: 40.944 S: 34.3247 E: -95.2302 W: -99.1654

ASCII, Binary
GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde LPVEx V1 1 GROUND STATIONS RADIOSONDES 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-28

N: 61.01 S: 58.8 E: 26.96 W: 24.877

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Upper Air Radiosonde OLYMPEX V1 1 NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS DROPSONDES, RADIOSONDES 2015-10-28 to 2016-01-16

N: 50.68 S: 43.5473 E: -120.439 W: -128.88

ASCII, netCDF-3
GPM Ground Validation Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Images MC3E V1 1 WRF Computer 2011-04-19 to 2011-06-06

N: 45 S: 25 E: -80 W: -115

GIF, PNG
GPM GROUND VALIDATION WYOMING KING AIR CLOUD MICROPHYSICS LPVEX V1 1 UWKA CDP, FSSP, GPS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE, ROSEMOUNT PROBES 2010-09-11 to 2010-10-20

N: 61.5401 S: 59.6884 E: 26.5131 W: 19.8372

netCDF-3
GRIP BARBADOS/CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1 1 BALLOONS RADIOSONDES 2010-08-14 to 2010-09-24

N: 16.8644 S: 13.1 E: -24.8671 W: -59.6251

ASCII
GRIP DC-8 DROPSONDE V3 3 NASA DC-8 DROPSONDES 2010-08-17 to 2010-09-22

N: 34.7358 S: 12.0041 E: -55.3201 W: -96.7127

ASCII
GRIP DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 1 NASA DC-8 GPSP, TEMPERATURE PROBES 2010-08-10 to 2010-09-22

N: 34.7533 S: 11.9998 E: -55.3183 W: -118.43

ASCII
GRIP GLOBAL HAWK NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 1 GLOBAL HAWK GPS, INS 2010-08-15 to 2010-09-24

N: 37.068 S: 12.0902 E: -71.4565 W: -124.4

ASCII, XML
GRIP LIDAR ATMOSPHERIC SENSING EXPERIMENT (LASE) V1 1 NASA DC-8 DIAL, LASER HYGROMETERS 2010-08-13 to 2010-09-25

N: 34.7533 S: 12 E: -55.3183 W: -117.083

ASCII
GRIP METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG) IMAGE DATA V1 1 MSG SEVIRI 2010-08-15 to 2010-09-30

N: 70 S: -70 E: 70 W: -70

Binary
GRIP WB-57 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA V1 1 NASA WB-57F GPS, INS 2010-08-27 to 2010-09-17

N: 30.6829 S: 17.2358 E: -71.5164 W: -96.3391

ASCII
High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX V1 1 NASA DC-8 HAMSR 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16

N: 39.95 S: 5.05 E: -45.05 W: -99.95

netCDF-3
High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX-AW V1 1 NASA DC-8 HAMSR 2021-08-17 to 2021-09-04

N: 34.613 S: 11.768 E: -45.122 W: -118.078

netCDF-3
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Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).

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Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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