GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) dataset consists of precipitation data including precipitation amount, precipitation rate, reflectivity in Rayleigh regime, liquid water content, drop diameter, and drop concentration obtained from six Autonomous Parsivel Units (APUs) positioned at the Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in support of the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM). The APU is an optical laser-disdrometer based on single particle extinction that measures particle size and fall velocity. It consists of the Parsivel2 developed by OTT in Germany and supporting hardware developed by University of Alabama. Data are available in ASCII format for the period of May 6, 2013 through October 9, 2014.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FWFF%2FAPU%2FDATA101
33 Automated Parsivel Unit (APU) data processing during Wallops Flight Facility operation https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/relatedProjects/wff/parsivel/doc/readme_apu_wff.pdf
21 Terminal velocity and shape of cloud and precipitation drops aloft https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1976)033%3C0851:TVASOC%3E2.0.CO;2
21 Experimental quantification of the sampling uncertainty associated with measurements from PARSIVEL Disdrometers https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JHM1244.1
21 Comparison of drop size distribution measurements by impact and optical disdrometers https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040%3C2083:CODSDM%3E2.0.CO;2
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/relatedProjects/wff/parsivel/doc/gpmapuwff_dataset.pdf
21 GPM Precipitation Science Research Facility at Wallops Flight Facility http://wallops-prf.gsfc.nasa.gov/
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmapuwff
21 Articulating and Stationary PARSIVEL Disdrometer Measurements in Conditions with Strong Winds and Heavy Rainfall https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00254.1
21 Evaluation of the New Version of the Laser-Optical Disdrometer, OTT Parsivel2 https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00174.1

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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