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Precipitation News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Precipitation.
A CSESP-funded study found that AI is no better at identifying rain or snow in storms than people and conventional models.
Feature Article
July 10, 2025
IMERG Precipitation Rate overlaid on base image captured by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East platform at 4:30pm ET on June 19, 2025.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 23, 2025
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 4 km Infrared (IR) dataset archive now extends back to January 1998, offering over 25 years of high-resolution infrared observations and continuing into the present.
News
June 20, 2025
Image captured on Apr 16, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP platform, with IMERG Precipitation Rate.
Worldview Image of the Week
April 17, 2025
Image captured on Apr 10, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
April 11, 2025
Image captured on January 2, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 3, 2025
Image captured on Oct 25, 2023, at 1:20 a.m., EST [5:20 UTC], by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-East satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Oct. 26, 2023
Salinity data from NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) help Dr. Frederick Bingham study ocean dynamics.
Data User Story
Sept. 28, 2023
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