Description
Version 07 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 07.
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This is environmental data that includes the profiles of atmospheric parameters assumed in the L2 retrieval algorithm.
The 2AKu algorithm provides precipitation estimates from the Ku radar of the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar on the core GPM spacecraft. The product contains one swath of data corresponding to the scans of the Ku radar. This is a single-frequency retrieval of precipitation; no information from the Ka radar is used. The retrievals are performed at each radar range bin along the slant path of the radar IFOV. This is a single-frequency retrieval that relies on Ku-band data only. While the 2ADPR dual-frequency retrieval should give better overall estimates, that algorithm requires co-aligned Ka-band data. This 2AKu product will be produced independently and would not be impacted by any operational issues with the Ka-band radar.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| This dataset's landing page | HTML | Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | PNG | GPM_2AKuENV.png | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Access the data via HTTPS | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | GPM Project Home Page | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | FILE SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's documented anomalies | HTML | GPM and partner sensors anomalous events | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instrument Description | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. | Open resource |