GPM GROUND VALIDATION MCGILL W-BAND RADAR GCPEX V1

Description

The GPM Ground Validation McGill W-Band Radar GCPEx dataset was collected from February 1, 2012 to February 29, 2012 at the CARE site in Ontario, Canada as a part of the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx). This datset was collected to aid in the achievement of the over arching goal of GCPEx which is to characterize the ability of multi-frequency active and passive microwave sensors to detect and estimate falling snow. The W-Band radar is a single antenna, 94-GHz pulsed Doppler, vertical pointing radar system. Data products from the W-Band radar include radar reflectivity, Doppler moments, and Doppler spectra of variable lengths. The W-Band radar is primarily used to research various cloud properties. The GPM Ground Validation McGill W-Band Radar GCPEx dataset is available in netCDF 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%2FWBAND%2FDATA301
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmwbandgcpex
21 GCPEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/DATA101
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/gpmgv/mcgill/gpmxwbandgcpex_dataset.html
21 netcdf files created for both radars(WBAND, VERTIX) operated by McGill University https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/VERTIX/doc/McGill_data_documentation_gcpex.txt
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GCPEx
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data

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  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • clouds
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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