GPM Ground Validation Hydro-Estimator IFloodS V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Hydro-Estimator IFloodS dataset contains rainfall rate estimates derived using NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) infrared (IR) brightness temperature data by researchers at the NOAA Center of Satellite Applications and Research’s (STAR) using the Hydro-Estimator (H-E) algorithm. Rainfall rate estimates are produced every 15 minutes throughout the continental United States, but for this dataset, have been subset to the Iowa region for the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) field campaign in support of Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) ground validation. These data are available in netCDF-3 format and consist of rain rate values from April 25, 2013 through June 30, 2013.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FIFLOODS%2FMULTIPLE%2FDATA101
21 IFloodS Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IFLOODS/DATA101
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/browse_sample/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ifloods/gpmheifld/HE_IFloodS_RainRate.PNG
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmheifld
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ifloods/HydroEstimator/doc/gpmheifld_dataset.pdf
21 The NESDIS Operational Convective Precipitation Estimation Technique https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1987)115%3C1773:TNOCPE%3E2.0.CO;2
21 The Operational GOES Infrared Rainfall Estimation Technique https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079%3C1883:TOGIRE%3E2.0.CO;2
21 GHRC IFloodS project web page https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/content/gpm-ground-validation-iowa-flood-studies-ifloods-field-experiment
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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