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Precipitation Data Access and Tools
NASA has a wide range of precipitation data, from hourly rainfall estimates to reanalysis datasets looking back decades. Our datasets and tools help users spot characteristics, trends, patterns, and anomalies in the precipitation that falls to Earth and understand how it affects natural areas and human communities.
Precipitation 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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Featured Precipitation Observation Method: GPM
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) platform provides next-generation global observations of rain and snow to help researchers better understand Earth's water and energy cycles and forecast extreme weather and related events.
During this webinar we will provide an overview of TRMM and GPM precipitation data products and discuss the various ways to discover and access these data. We will also demonstrate the visualization and analysis tools and services provided by NASA's Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).
NASA’s global precipitation data and data processing systems have come a long way from the launch of TRMM in 1997 to the ongoing GPM mission.
9 MIN READ
Precipitation Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Minute Rainfall Data (FIFE) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1987-05-29 to 1987-10-26 | N: 39.11 S: 39.08 E: -96.55 W: -96.6 | multiple | |
| AAMH CPEX | METOP-A, NOAA-19, METOP-B, NOAA-18 | Computer | 2017-05-26 to 2017-07-16 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 44.9689 S: 0.6408 E: -19.5629 W: 154.716 | netCDF-4 |
| ABoVE: Bias-Corrected IMERG Monthly Precipitation for Alaska and Canada, 2000-2020 | GROUND STATIONS, GPM, IMERG | RAIN GAUGES, DPR, GMI, Computer | 2000-06-01 to 2020-12-31 | CANADA, ALASKA | N: 72 S: 40.8 E: -48.5 W: -179.3 | COG |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 | N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 | CSV | |
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 | Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281 | multiple | |
| ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 | ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC | N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | ALASKA | N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 | COG |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08 | ALASKA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, SASKATCHEWAN | N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902 | CSV |
| ABoVE: Wolf Denning Phenology and Reproductive Success, Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, Terra | GPS, Computer, MODIS | 2000-03-29 to 2017-08-31 | ALASKA, ALBERTA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES | N: 67.8362 S: 52.9705 E: -112.967 W: -154.581 | CSV |
| Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) CPEX | METOP-B, METOP-A | ASCAT | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 | CARIBBEAN | N: 42.5176 S: 3.9062 E: -25.0958 W: 160.241 | netCDF-3 |
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