GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETER AND SOIL MOISTURE-TEMPERATURE DATA GCPEX V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Passive Microwave Radiometer and Soil Moisture-Temperature Data GCPEx dataset is consisted of data during the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx) at the Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) site in Ontario, Canada during the winter season 2011-2012. GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. Data collected includes microwave brightness temperatures, snow and soil/snow-air interface (ground surface temperatures), soil surface temperatures, and soil volumetric water content. These data were acquired by multiple instruments: a passive microwave radiometer, a water content reflectometer, thermistors, soil moisture probe.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmradpmgcpex
21 GCPEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/DATA101
21 Lake Effect Snow Micro Article https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/lake-effect-snow
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%2FRADIOMETER%2FDATA101
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/radiometer_pm_CARE/doc/gpmpmradgcpex_dataset.html
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GCPEx
10 Soil Moisture and Surface Temperature Summary -Up for GCpex 2011/2012 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/radiometer_pm_CARE/doc/TechnicianNotes_soil_moisture_temperature_data_Dec2011-March2012-EC_CARE.doc
33 Technician Daily Notes, Radiometer Dec 2011 - March 2012 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/radiometer_pm_CARE/doc/TechnicianDailyNotes_pm_radiometer_data_Dec2011-March2012-EC_CARE_LogBook.pdf
21 Meta data, Radiometer soil moisture data Dec 2011 - March 2012 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/radiometer_pm_CARE/doc/MetadataFormatInformation_pm_radiometer_soil_moisture_data_Dec2011-March2012-EC_CARE.xlsx

Tags

  • snow-ice
  • soils
  • agriculture
  • terrestrial-hydrosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • microwave
  • earth-science

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