GPM GROUND VALIDATION HIGH ALTITUDE IMAGING WIND AND RAIN AIRBORNE PROFILER (HIWRAP) IPHEX V1

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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.

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Name Format Description Link
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/HIWRAP/doc/gpmhiwrapiphx_dataset.pdf
21 NASA GPM-Ground Validation: Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014 Science Plan https://doi.org/10.7924/G8CC0XMR
21 Development of the NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2011.5747415
21 Properties of light stratiform rain derived from 10- and 94-GHz airborne Doppler radars measurements https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD008144
21 The NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2015.2456501
21 IPHEx Field Campaign Project Homepage https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/iphex
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Characteristics of Deep Tropical and Subtropical Convection from Nadir-Viewing High-Altitude Airborne Doppler Radar https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JAS3132.1
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FIPHEX%2FHIWRAP%2FDATA101
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmhiwrapiphx
21 IPHEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/DATA101
21 High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Radar (HIWRAP) https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779356
21 GPM Mission Concept http://pmm.nasa.gov/GPM

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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