Description
The GPM Ground Validation High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (HIWRAP) IPHEx dataset was collected during the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Ground Validation Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign in North Carolina. The goal of IPHEx was to evaluate the accuracy of satellite precipitation measurements and use the collected data for hydrology models in the region. The NASA ER-2 aircraft flew during the IPHEx field campaign to aid in GPM validation. The science instruments, including the HIWRAP, onboard the aircraft acted as a proxy for GPM satellite instruments. HIWRAP is a Doppler radar that combines conical scan mode measurements at two different frequency bands (Ka- and Ku-band) and two different incidence angles (30 and 40 degrees). Twenty-one ER-2 flights occurred from May 1, 2014 through June 14, 2014. The HIWRAP dataset includes netCDF-4 files containing radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity profiles along with aircraft altitude and other navigation information.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View information related to this dataset | HTML | IPHEx Field Campaign Collection DOI | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | GPM Mission Concept | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Properties of light stratiform rain derived from 10- and 94-GHz airborne Doppler radars measurements | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Development of the NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Radar (HIWRAP) | Open resource |
| View the documentation for this dataset's algorithms | HTML | The NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Characteristics of Deep Tropical and Subtropical Convection from Nadir-Viewing High-Altitude Airborne Doppler Radar | Open resource |
| View the primary investigator's documentation for this dataset | HTML | NASA GPM-Ground Validation: Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014 Science Plan | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | IPHEx Field Campaign Project Homepage | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | 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 |