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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

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F14 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F14 SSM/I 1997-05-04 to 2008-08-09

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
TRMM Combined Precipitation Radar and Microwave Imager Rainfall Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2B31) at GES DISC 7 TRMM PR, TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-01

N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180

RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F16 SSMIS 2003-10-26

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
TRMM Ground Validation Rain Gauge Rain Rate L2 1 month V7 (TRMM_2A56) at GES DISC 7 WEATHER STATIONS RAIN GAUGES 1995-01-03 to 2016-07-31

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM Ground Validation Rain Existence L2 1 month V7 (TRMM_2A52) at GES DISC 7 WEATHER STATIONS NEXRAD 1995-08-02 to 2014-12-31

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F14 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-2/F14 SSM/I 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-08

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F15 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F15 SSM/I 1999-12-12 to 2011-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
TRMM Ground Validation Calibrated QC Radar Reflectivity Full Volume Scan L1C 1 hour V7 (TRMM_1C51) at GES DISC 7 WEATHER STATIONS NEXRAD 1997-12-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM Radar Rain Distributions L3 1 month 5 degree x 5 degree V7 (TRMM_3A26) at GES DISC 7 TRMM PR 1997-12-01 to 2015-04-01

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TRMM Microwave Imager Hydrometeor Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A12) at GES DISC 7 TRMM TMI 1997-12-31 to 2015-04-08

N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180

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Precipitation Rate Data Tools

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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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