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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 TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) MC3E V1 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | 2DVD, DISDROMETERS | 2011-04-21 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 36.6334 S: 36.5784 E: -97.4447 W: -97.5323 |
ASCII | |
| Spatio-temporal Characteristics of Rainfall in Africa, 0.25 degrees, from 1998-2012 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 55 W: -20 |
netCDF-3 | |
| MERRA-2 statM_2d_pct_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Percentiles V1 (M2SMNXPCT) at GES DISC | 1 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Microphysical Data | 1 | Airplane | PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07 | Binary | ||
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION MICRO RAIN RADAR (MRR) NASA IFLOODS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2013-04-11 to 2013-06-16 |
N: 42.3 S: 41.8 E: -91.8 W: -92.5 |
ASCII | |
| NASA MEASURES Precipitation Ensemble based on AMSRE AQUA NASA PPS L1C V05 Tbs 1-orbit L2 Swath 12x12km V1 (PRECIP_AMSRE_AQUA) at GES DISC | 1 | AQUA | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 | 1 | AQUA | AMSR-E | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05 |
N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49 |
ASCII | |
| NASA MEASURES Precipitation Ensemble based on SSM/I DMSP F10 NASA PPS L1C V06 Tbs 1-orbit L2 Swath 12x12km V1 (PRECIP_SSMI_F10) at GES DISC | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F10 | SSM/I | 1990-12-08 to 1997-11-14 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD Level III KDMX IFloodS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NEXRAD | 2013-03-29 to 2013-06-18 |
N: 42.1802 S: 41.282 E: -93.2737 W: -94.1719 |
NIDS | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
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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