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NOAA/NASA SSM/I Pathfinder Daily Precipitation Rate Data

Entry ID: NOAA_NASA_SSMI_PR

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is one of the NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program products. The
data set currently includes precipitation estimates over both land and
ocean derived from the SSM/I instrument flown aboard the Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-8 platform. The
precipitation rate is also referred to as the rain rate.

Related URL

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Description: Climate data links collection from GMU SIESIP.

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Description: Dataset ftp archive.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER

Dataset Title: NOAA/NASA SSM/I Pathfinder Daily Precipitation Rate Data

Online Resource: ftp://disc1.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/hydrology/precip/ssmi_pathf_daily/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-08-01

Stop Date: 1988-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 12.5 km
Longitude Resolution: 12.5 km
Temporal Resolution: 1 day

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NOAA/NASA PATHFINDER > NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program

SIESIP > Seasonal to Inter-annual Earth Science Information Partners

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

Originating Center

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP 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