GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) MICRO RAIN RADAR (MRR) GCPEX V2

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Micro Rain Radar (MRR) GCPEx V2 dataset was collected from the Micro Rain Radar (MRR) during the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx) in Ontario, Canada during the winter season 2012. GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. Operating at 24 GHz the MRR, a vertically pointing Doppler radar, retrieved quantitative rain rates, drop size distributions, radar reflectivity, and fall velocities on vertical profiles up to several kilometers above the unit. The MRR used during GCPEX is the second generation of the instrument manufactured by METEK (URL: http://metek.de/product/mrr-2/). Version 2 of this dataset became active on April 30, 2015.

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Name Format Description Link
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmmrrecgcpex2
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/mrr_EC/browse/CARE/MRR_20120103_CARE-EC_Vel_snow.png
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/mrr_EC/browse/CARE/MRR_20120117_CARE-EC_Ze_snow.png
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/mrr_EC/browse/CARE/MRR_20120102_CARE-EC_Ze_snow.png
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/mrr_EC/browse/CARE/MRR_20120117_CARE-EC_Vel_snow.png
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/gpmgv/gcpex/gpmmrrgcpex/gpmmrrgcpex_datasetV2.html
33 Snow Algorithm http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/gpmgv/gcpex/gpmmrrgcpex/Improved_Micro_Rain_Radar.pdf
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GCPEx
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/mrr_EC/browse/
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FGCPEX%2FMRR%2FDATA203

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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