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TRMM and Other Combination Precipitation Data Set

Entry ID: GPCP_TRMM_COMBO

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Summary

Abstract: The Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) is being flown by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, U.S.) and the
National Aeronautics and Space Development Agency (NASDA, Japan) to
improve our quantitative knowledge of the 3-dimensional distribution
of precipitation in the tropics. TRMM has a passive microwave
radiometer (TRMM Microwave Imager, TMI), the first active ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: The Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) home page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: -40.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: David T. Bolvin

Dataset Title: TRMM and Other Combination Precipitation Data Set

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 912

Online Resource: http://precip.gsfc.nasa.gov/trmm_comb.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > TROPICS

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Temporal Resolution: 1 day, 1 month

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Instrument

PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar

SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager

TMI > TRMM Microwave Imager

VIRS > TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner

Use Constraints Please credit the data set originator if you use this data.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://atmospheres.gsfc.nasa.gov/meso/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAVID T. BOLVIN Phone: 301-614-6323 Fax: 301-614-5492 Email: david.t.bolvin at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Mailstop 613.1 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)

Distribution Format: HDF

Fees: None

Personnel

DAVID T. BOLVIN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 301-614-6323

Fax: 301-614-5492

Email: david.t.bolvin at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mailstop 613.1

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5224

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center

Code 610.2

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Huffman, G.J., R.F. Adler, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, and P.R. Keehn,
1995: Global precipitation estimates based on a technique for
combining satellite-based estimates, rain gauge analysis, and NWP
model precipitation information. J. Climate, 8, 1284-1295.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-17

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-07-16

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