Description
The GPM Ground Validation NASA S-Band Dual Polarimetric (NPOL) Doppler Radar IFloodS dataset was collected from April 30 to June 16, 2013 near Traer, Iowa as part of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) campaign. Officially the IFloodS campaign ran from May 1 to June 15 but the NPOL Doppler radar was installed and calibrated prior to the start, allowing for the wider period of record. The NPOL radar, developed by a research team from Wallops Flight Facility, is a fully transportable and self-contained S-band (10 cm), scanning dual-polarimetric, doppler research radar that collected and operated nearly continuously during the IFloodS field campaign. It takes accurate volumetric measurements of precipitation including rainfall rate, particle size distributions, water content and precipitation type. The NPOL Doppler Radar IFloodS data is available in Universal Format (UF) with browse images available in PNG file format.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | IFloodS Field Campaign Collection DOI | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | Improving Flood Forecasting | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | The NASA NPOL Radar | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Potential Role of Dual-Polarization Radar in the Validation of Satellite Precipitation Measurements | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | IFloodS Field Campaign Project Homepage | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | PNG | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | N/A | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | Dual Polarimetric Quality Control for Nasa's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission Ground Validation Program | Open resource |