Description
The GPM Ground Validation NOAA S-Band Profiler Minute Data MC3E dataset was gathered during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) in Oklahoma from April-June 2011. The overarching goal was to provide the most complete characterization of convective cloud systems, precipitation, and the environment that has ever been obtained, providing constraints for model cumulus parameterizations and space-based rainfall retrieval algorithms over land that had never before been available. The S-band 2.8 GHz profiler measured the backscattered power from raindrops and ice particles as precipitating cloud systems pass overhead. After calibration, the instrument provided an unattenuated reflectivity estimate through the precipitation. Spectra and moment files are included in netCDF format.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View information related to this dataset | HTML | MC3E Field Campaign Collection DOI | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | MC3E Field Campaign Collection DOI | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | JPG | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | JPG | Sample browse image | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | N/A | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | N/A | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | 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 |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link | Open resource |