Description
The GPM Ground Validation Optical Disdrometer (ODM) LPVEx dataset consists of precipitation particle size distribution data collected by the Eigenbrodt Optical Disdrometer (ODM) deployed onboard the RV Aranda research vessel. ODM was specifically designed to measure precipitation on ship-based platforms that experience high and variable winds. ODM’s ability to maintain the optimal orientation with respect to the wind allows it to obtain more accurate precipitation measurements in this type of environment. The ODM data were collected as part of the Light Precipitation Validation Experiment (LPVEx) in September and October of 2010 around the Gulf of Finland. The overarching goals of LPVEx were to detect and understand the process of light rainfall formation at high latitudes and to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of precipitation algorithms for current and future satellite platforms. The ODM dataset files are available in ASCII text format from September 15 through September 26, 2010.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View this dataset's publications | HTML | An automatic precipitation phase distinction algorithm for optical disdrometer data over the global ocean | Open resource |
| View the primary investigator's documentation for this dataset | Ocean Rainfall And Ice-phase precipitation measurement Network | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | Characteristics of raindrop spectra as normalized gamma distribution from a Joss-Waldvogel disdrometer | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | The oceanic shipboard precipitation measurement network for surface validation - OceanRAIN | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | On the distinctiveness of observed oceanic raindrop distributions | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Instructions for citing GHRC data | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | LPVEx Field Campaign Project Homepage | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | Light Precipitation Evaluation Experiment (LPVEx) Science Plan | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | The NASA CloudSat/GPM Light Precipitation Validation Experiment (LPVEx) | 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 information related to this dataset | HTML | Research Vessel Aranda and research cruises | Open resource |