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  • GPM MHS on METOP-C (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 17 km V05 (GPM_2AGPROFMETOPCMHS) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: December 4, 2020

    Version 5 is the current version of the data set.

    The 2AGPROF (also known as, GPM GPROF (Level 2)) algorithm retrieves consistent precipitation and related science fields from the following GMI and partner passive microwave sensors: GMI, SSMI (DMSP F15), SSMIS (DMSP F16, F17, F18) AMSR2 (GCOM-W1), TMI MHS (NOAA 18&19, METOP A;B;C), ATMS (NPP), SAPHIR (MT1) This provides the bulk of the 3-hour coverage achieved by GPM. For each sensor, there are near-realtime (NRT) products, standard products, and climate products. These differ only in the amount of data that are available within 3 hours, 48 hours, and 3 months of collection, as well as the ancillary data used. The NRT product uses GANAL forecast fields. Standard products use the GANAL analysis product, while the climate product uses ECMWF reanalysis in order to allow for consistent data records with earlier missions. These earlier data may be archived separately. The main strength of the product is the large sampling provided. The GPM radiometer algorithms are Bayesian-type algorithms. These algorithms search an a-priori database of potential rain profiles and retrieve a weighted average of these entries based upon the proximity of the observed brightness temperature (Tb) to the simulated Tb corresponding to each rain profile. By using the same a-priori database of rain profiles, with appropriate simulated Tb for each constellation sensor, the Bayesian method is completely parametric and thus well suited for GPM's constellation approach. The a-priori information will be supplied by the combined algorithm supplied by GPM's core satellite as soon after launch as feasible. Databases for V0 of the algorithm had to be constructed from various sources as described in the ATBD. The solution provides a mean rain rate as well as the vertical structure of cloud and precipitation hydrometeors and their uncertainty. ABSTRACT

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 4, 2020

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Surface Precipitation from GPM MHS on METOP-B GPROF (17 km x 17 km) (GPM_2AGPROFMETOPBMHS)

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 4, 2020
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Unique Identifier Unknown
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1687121809-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-01-17
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2020-01-17
    Category GPM, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation GPM Science Team. 2020-01-22. GPM_2AGPROFMETOPCMHS. Version 05. GPM MHS on METOP-C (GPROF) Radiometer Precipitation Profiling L2A 1.5 hours 17 km V05. Greenbelt, MD, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/MHS/METOPC/GPROF/2A/05. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GPM_2AGPROFMETOPCMHS_05.html. Digital Science Data.
    Creator GPM Science Team
    Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
    Graphic Preview Description Surface Precipitation from GPM MHS on METOP-B GPROF (17 km x 17 km) (GPM_2AGPROFMETOPBMHS)
    Graphic Preview File https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/browse/GPM_2AGPROFMETOPCMHS.png
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/MHS/METOPC/GPROF/2A/05
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place Greenbelt, MD, USA
    Series Name GPM_2AGPROFMETOPCMHS
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 71b1239753da5114fa2b07000a3bb4c5b85b30d1
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Temporal 2019-07-02T00:00:00Z/2020-11-30T00:00:00Z

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