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Rain Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-12 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| 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 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-14 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-10 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SAFARI 2000 Daily Rainfall Estimates, 0.1-Deg, Southern Africa, 1993-2001 | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F14, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10 | SSM/I, INFRARED RADIOMETERS | 1993-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 0 S: -34 E: 50 W: 10 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 |
Shapefile | |
| SBU Microwave Radiometer (MWR) IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MWR | 2023-01-01 to 2023-03-06 |
N: 40.8657 S: 40.8655 E: -72.8813 W: -72.8815 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SBU Pluvio Precipitation Gauge IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-07 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.90712 S: 40.8556 E: -72.8714 W: -73.138 |
ASCII | |
| 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-2 shipboard disdrometer data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | Ships | RADAR | 2016-08-11 to 2017-11-17 |
N: 24.204 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.783 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 shipboard X-band radar backscatter data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | Ships | RADAR | 2017-10-21 to 2017-11-13 |
N: 10.355 S: 8.927 E: -122.151 W: -129.131 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 shipboard X-band radar backscatter images for the 2016 E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | Ships | RADAR | 2016-08-31 to 2016-09-22 |
N: 10.355 S: 8.927 E: -122.151 W: -129.131 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | png |
| TMI/TRMM precipitation and uncertainty (TMPA) L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V001 (WC_MULTISEN_PREC_025) at GES DISC | 001 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F14, DMSP 5D-2/F15, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, Aqua, GMS, GOES, METEOSAT, MetOp-A, METOP-B, MTSAT-1R, MTSAT-2, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, TRMM | RAIN GAUGES, SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MHS, AMSU-B, TMI, PR | 1998-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| 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 |
2.2 Kilometers x 2.2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Calibrated QC Radar Reflectivity Full Volume Scan L1C 1 hour V7 (TRMM_1C51UW) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1999-01-09 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2.2 Kilometers x 2.2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Reflectivity L1B 1 hour V7 (TRMM_1B51) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1997-12-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2.2 Kilometers x 2.2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Reflectivity Single Level Cartesian Grid 1 hour V7 (TRMM_baseUW) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1999-01-09 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Site 3D Rain Map L3 1 month 2 km V7 (TRMM_3A55) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1997-12-01 to 2015-01-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Site 3D Reflectivity L2 1 hour V7 (TRMM_2A55) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1997-11-27 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Site 3D Reflectivity L2 1 hour V7 (TRMM_2A55UW) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1999-01-09 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | |
| TRMM Ground Validation Radar Site Rain Rate Map L2 1 hour 2 km V7 (TRMM_2A53) at GES DISC | 7 | WEATHER STATIONS | NEXRAD | 1997-11-27 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers |
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