GPM Ground Validation KGSP NEXRAD IPHEx V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation KGSP NEXRAD IPHEx dataset contain data from the KGSP NEXt Generation Weather RADar system (NEXRAD) instruments in operation during the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign to help support the ground validation of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) and evaluate Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) products for hydrologic forecasting in the southeast region of the United States. NEXRAD is a network of 160 stationary S-Band radars dispersed throughout the United States and select locations abroad. These images extend from May 1, 2014 through June 12, 2014 as part of the GPM Ground Validation IPHEx datasets. The NEXRAD datasets 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
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
34 Sample Browse Image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/NEXRAD2/KGSP/browse/2014-05-01/iphex_Level2_KGSP_20140501_0544_ELEV_01.png
21 GHRC IPHEx project web page https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/iphex
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FIPHEX%2FNEXRAD%2FDATA201
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmkgsp2iphx
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
33 Federal Meteorological Handbook Part C: WSR-88D Products and Algorithms http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/fmh/FMH11/fmh11partC.pdf
21 IPHEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/DATA101
21 NOAA Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Level 2 Base Data https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc%3AC00345
21 A Review of NEXRAD Level II: Data, Distribution, and Applications https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=jto
33 GPM​ ​Ground​ ​Validation​ ​NEXRAD​ ​IPHEx User Guide https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/NEXRAD2/KGSP/doc/gpmnexradiphx_dataset.pdf

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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