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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) C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2006-12-02 to 2007-04-09 |
N: 44.2432 S: 44.2232 E: -79.7706 W: -79.7906 |
ASCII | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| CAMP2Ex Cloud and Precipitation Retrievals Derived From APR-3 and AMPR Measurements | 1 | NASA P-3 | APR-3, AMPR | 2019-08-02 to 2019-10-07 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| GPM Ground Validation Micro Rain Radar (MRR) LPVEx V1 | 1 | R/V ARANDA, GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2010-05-19 to 2011-03-30 |
N: 60.4864 S: 59.3778 E: 25.6294 W: 21.3281 |
ASCII | |
| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES II: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V1 (SNDRSNML2RMS) at GES DISC | 1 | Suomi-NPP | ATMS | 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | APU | 2015-01-10 to 2016-01-31 |
N: 48.3871 S: 47.2025 E: -123.478 W: -124.369 |
ASCII | |
| NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric Doppler Radar (NPOL) IMPACTS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | NPOL | 2020-01-10 to 2020-02-25 |
N: 39.4762 S: 37.0488 E: -73.7959 W: -76.8875 |
netCDF-3 | |
| ISLSCP II Reanalysis Near-Surface Meteorology Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| GPM Ground Validation National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor QPE (NMQ) System IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CBR, DOPPLER RADAR, RAIN GAUGES | 2014-04-30 to 2014-06-16 |
N: 38.705 S: 32.7 E: -78.695 W: -87.1 |
ASCII - netCDF-4 | |
| SBU Pluvio Precipitation Gauge IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-07 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.90712 S: 40.8556 E: -72.8714 W: -73.138 |
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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