GPM GROUND VALIDATION MCGILL VERTICAL POINTING X-BAND (VERTIX) RADAR GCPEX V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation McGill Vertical Pointing X-Band (VertiX) Radar GCPEx dataset consists of radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity data collected by the Vertically Pointing X-band (VertiX) radar during the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx) field campaign in Ontario, Canada during the 2011-2012 winter season. VertiX can detect all precipitation targets and some ice clouds, as well as measure the Doppler velocity of precipitation targets. These measurements contributed to the overarching goal of GCPEx to collect various snowfall data for the improvement of GPM satellite winter precipitation estimates. These data files are available from January 15 through February 29, 2012 in netCDF-3 format with browse imagery available in GIF format.

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%2FGCPEX%2FVERTIX%2FDATA301
21 McGill X-band radar http://www.radar.mcgill.ca/facilities/vertixmenu.html
21 Structure and Evolution of a Warm Frontal Precipitation Band during the GPM Cold Season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx) https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-16-0072.1
21 VertiX - Example: Vertically pointing X-band radar (VertiX) http://www.radar.mcgill.ca/science/ex-instrument/ex-vertix.html
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmvertixgcpex
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/VERTIX/doc/gpmvertixgcpex_dataset.pdf
16 Sample Browse Image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/VERTIX/browse/EC_CARE_xband_vertix_20120211.gif
21 GCPEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/DATA101
21 GCPEx Field Site https://pmm.nasa.gov/GCPEx/field-site
21 McGill GCPEx VertiX and W-band Radar NetCDF Data Documentation https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/VERTIX/doc/McGill_data_documentation_gcpex.txt
21 Global Precipitation Measurement Cold Season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEX): For Measurement’s Sake, Let It Snow https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00262.1
21 Observations of supercooled water and secondary ice generation by a vertically pointing X-band Doppler radar https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8095(01)00124-7
21 GCPEx Field Campaign Project Homepage https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GCPEx
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/VERTIX/browse/
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
33 GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx) Science Plan https://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/GCPEx_science_plan_CURRENT.pdf
21 Measurements of melting layer attenuation at X-band frequencies https://doi.org/10.1029/97RS00492

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  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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