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GPM GMI (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L3 1 month 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V08 (GPM_3GPROFGPMGMI) at GES DISC 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-01 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI RSS Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1BASE 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_BASEGPMGMI_RSS) at GES DISC 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI RSS Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1BASE 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_BASEGPMGMI_RSS) at GES DISC 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI unpacked data L1A 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1AGMI) at GES DISC 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI unpacked data L1A 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_1AGMI) at GES DISC 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI XCAL Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1BASE 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_BASEGPMGMI_XCAL) at GES DISC 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI XCAL Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures L1BASE 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_BASEGPMGMI_XCAL) at GES DISC 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI_R Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures Collocated L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V07 (GPM_1CGPMGMI_R) at GES DISC 07 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to 2026-03-01

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GMI_R Common Calibrated Brightness Temperatures Collocated L1C 1.5 hours 13 km V08 (GPM_1CGPMGMI_R) at GES DISC 08 GPM GMI 2014-03-04 to Present

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

GPM GROUND VALIDATION AIRBORNE SECOND GENERATION PRECIPITATION RADAR (APR-2) GCPEX V1 1 NASA DC-8 APR-2 2012-01-19 to 2012-02-25

N: 45.8472 S: 41.1551 E: -69.9619 W: -83.9978

HDF4
GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 1 GROUND STATIONS FD12P WEATHER SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor 2015-11-13 to 2016-01-17

N: 48.39 S: 48.37 E: -123.46 W: -123.48

ASCII, XML
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) GCPEX V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU, DISDROMETERS 2011-10-26 to 2012-03-10

N: 44.6862 S: 44.1765 E: -79.6403 W: -79.9279

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) HYMEX V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU, DISDROMETERS 2012-09-07 to 2012-11-07

N: 44.0961 S: 41.7827 E: 14.2142 W: 3.88472

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) ICE POP V1 1 GROUND STATIONS APU 2015-10-13 to 2018-07-01

N: 38.2509 S: 37.3779 E: 129.124 W: 128.378

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IFLOODS V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU 2013-03-16 to 2013-06-17

N: 42.2388 S: 41.6406 E: -91.5416 W: -92.4637

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IPHEx V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU 2013-10-28 to 2014-06-19

N: 36.0144 S: 35.0833 E: -81.8332 W: -83.4973

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) LPVEX V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU, DISDROMETERS 2010-09-15 to 2011-01-12

N: 60.4864 S: 59.3335 E: 27.4909 W: 21.5013

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) MC3E V1 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS APU, DISDROMETERS 2011-04-15 to 2011-06-06

N: 36.638 S: 36.5641 E: -97.4262 W: -97.5522

ASCII
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
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
GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) V1 1 GROUND STATIONS APU 2013-05-08 to 2014-10-08

N: 38.0442 S: 37.8294 E: -75.3562 W: -75.5812

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION CAMPAIGN REPORTS IFLOODS V1 1 MISSION REPORTS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2013-03-22 to 2014-04-25

N: 48.99 S: 37.47 E: -91.54 W: -92.3

PDF, TAR
GPM GROUND VALIDATION CAMPAIGN REPORTS MC3E V1 1 MISSION REPORTS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2011-01-27 to 2011-06-03

N: 48.5123 S: 27.957 E: -91.3954 W: -105.64

Excel, PDF, TAR
GPM GROUND VALIDATION CLOUD SPECTROMETER AND IMPACTOR (CIP) LPVEX V1 1 UWKA CPI PROBES, PMS 2D-S PROBE 2010-08-06 to 2010-10-20

N: 61.36 S: 60.06 E: 25.37 W: 25.04

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 1 DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 SSMIS 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29

N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7

ASCII, netCDF-4
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