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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Comparison of drop size distribution measurements by impact and optical disdrometers | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Terminal velocity and shape of cloud and precipitation drops aloft | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Experimental quantification of the sampling uncertainty associated with measurements from PARSIVEL Disdrometers | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Articulating and Stationary PARSIVEL Disdrometer Measurements in Conditions with Strong Winds and Heavy Rainfall | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Evaluation of the New Version of the Laser-Optical Disdrometer, OTT Parsivel2 | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| View the primary investigator's documentation for this dataset | Automated Parsivel Unit (APU) data processing during Wallops Flight Facility operation | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | GPM Precipitation Science Research Facility at Wallops Flight Facility | Open resource |