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Precipitation Rate Data Access and Tools
NASA’s precipitation rate data rang from atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state measurements to datasets combining precipitation data from multiple instruments. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to understand how quickly precipitation is falling across Earth and its effects.
Precipitation Rate Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| SAFARI 2000 TRMM 3B-43 Monthly Precipitation, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | TRMM | PR, TMI, VIRS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| GPM Ground Validation Micro Rain Radar (MRR) ICE POP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2017-11-01 to 2018-03-01 |
N: 37.74 S: 37.6754 E: 128.808 W: 128.717 |
ASCII - netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) NSSTC V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | APU, DISDROMETERS | 2010-06-08 to 2011-03-30 |
N: 34.72 S: 34.71 E: -86.63 W: -86.64 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SENEGAL RAIN GAUGE NETWORK V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2006-08-08 to 2006-09-30 |
N: 15.2168 S: 14.1317 E: -16.4737 W: -17.1615 |
ASCII | |
| GPM Ground Validation National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor QPE (NMQ) System IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DOPPLER RADAR, RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-01 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 55 S: 20 E: -60 W: -130 |
ASCII - Binary - netCDF-4 | |
| SBU Parsivel IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.975 S: 40.727930518751 E: -72.880730518751 W: -74.007069481249 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Passive Aquatic Listener (PAL) | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PALS | 2010-10-18 to 2021-07-28 |
N: 53.335 S: -18.928 E: 179.999 W: -179.999 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS) Flood Maps IFloodS V1 | 1 | DMSP, Aqua, TRMM, NOAA POES | SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, TMI, AMSU-B | 2013-03-26 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 49.875 S: -49.875 E: 179.875 W: -179.875 |
netCDF-4 - ASCII |
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Precipitation Rate Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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