GPM Ground Validation KATX NEXRAD OLYMPEX V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation KATX NEXRAD OLYMPEX dataset contains data from selected NEXt Generation Weather RADar system (NEXRAD) instruments in operation during the Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX) field campaign to help support the ground validation of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM). NEXRAD is a network of 160 stationary S-Band radars dispersed throughout the United States and select locations abroad. Datasets gathered from three NEXRAD stations, as listed below, extend from 22 September 2015 through 01 May 2016 as part of the GPM Ground Validation OLYMPEX data. This dataset contain browse images of base reflectivity observations in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. Base radar reflectivity is the measure of transmitted power returned to the radar after intercepting a target, for example, rain droplets. This information can illustrate the amount and size distribution of water particles in a given unit volume of atmosphere.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 11 Part C: WSR-88D Products and Algorithms http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/FMH11/fmh11partC.pdf
21 A Review of NEXRAD Level II: Data, Distribution, and Applications https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=jto
21 NASA GPM-Ground Validation: Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014 Science Plan http://dx.doi.org/10.7924/G8CC0XMR
33 Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 11 Part B: Doppler Radar Theory and Meteorology http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/FMH11/fmh-11B-2005.pdf
33 Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 11 Part D: WSR-88D Unit Description and Operational Applications http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/FMH11/FMH11D-2006.pdf
33 Federal Meteorological Handbook Part A: System Concepts, Responsibilities, and Procedures http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/FMH11/2016FMH11PTA.pdf
21 OLYMPEX Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/OLYMPEX/DATA101
21 NOAA Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Level 2 Base Data https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc%3AC00345
33 GPM​ ​Ground​ ​Validation​ ​NEXRAD​ ​OLYMPEX User Guide https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/olympex/NEXRAD2/KATX/doc/gpmnexradolyx_dataset.pdf
21 GHRC OLYMPEX project web page https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/olympex
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%2FOLYMPEX%2FNEXRAD%2FDATA101
34 Sample Browse Image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/olympex/NEXRAD2/KATX/browse/2015-11-13/olympex_Level2_KATX_20151113_0045_ELEV_01.png
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmkatx2olyx

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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