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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.

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Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CHART Normal Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRSNIML2CCPRET) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2CPS) at GES DISC 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRSNIML2CCPRETN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-01-20 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2CPSN) at GES DISC 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-01-20 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 SiFSAP Standard: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 (at GESDISC) 2 Suomi-NPP ATMS, CrIS 2015-11-02

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 SiFSAP Support: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP ATMS, CrIS 2015-11-02

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3CDCCPN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-19 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3CMCCP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3CMCCPN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDCCPN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-19 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SMCCPN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS 2015-11-01 to Present

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

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
SPURS-1 research vessel Meteorological series data for N. Atlantic Endeavor cruises 1.0 R/V Endeavor, R/V Knorr MMS 2013-03-14 to 2013-10-13

N: 42 S: 32 E: -37 W: -72

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 Passive Accoustic Listener (PAL) data from ARGO float deployments during the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign 1.0 ARGO HUMIDITY SENSORS 2016-08-25 to 2018-08-22

N: 12.106 S: 8.861 E: -116.57 W: -129.129

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4
SPURS-2 research vessel along track SEA-POL rain radar imaging data for E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle-2 cruise 1.0 R/V Revelle SEAPOL 2017-10-22 to 2017-11-10

N: 24.2 S: 5.06 E: -119.89 W: -125.57

1 Meters x 1 Meters netCDF-4

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