GPM GROUND VALIDATION RAIN GAUGE PAIRS MC3E V2

Description

The GPM Ground Validation Rain Gauge Pairs MC3E V2 data measures the amount of fallen precipitation collected by tipping bucket rain gauges made by Met One Instruments, Inc. and Campbell Scientific Corp. Precipitation from each is collected to a resolution of 0.254 mm of liquid water for each bucket tip. These gauges record the rainfall at a 1-minute resolution. This data set has two types of files, the recorded rainfall value (mm) and a cubic-spline interpolated rain rate (mm/hr) produced using the method described in Wang, 2008. There are two rain gauges located on each station (A or B), each with their own set of data files. Data were collected from April 2011 through June 2011 as part of the GPM Ground Validation Mid-latitude Continental Convective Cloud Experiment (MC3E). Detailed information about the Met One Model 380 Precipitation Gauge is available at http://www.metone.com/docs/370_380_precipitation_gauge.pdf. Details about the Campbell Scientific rain gauge is found at https://s.campbellsci.com/documents/us/product-brochures/b_385.pdf.

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%2FMC3E%2FGAUGE%2FDATA202
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmrgnamc3e2
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/mc3e
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 GPM Mission Concept http://pmm.nasa.gov/GPM
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/mc3e/disdrometers_and_gauges/rain_gauge/doc/gpmrgnamc3e2_dataset.pdf
21 Data format NASA MC3E Rain Gauge V2 Gauge files https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/mc3e/disdrometers_and_gauges/rain_gauge/doc/README_MC3E_APU-NASA_GAG_v2.txt
21 Data format NASA MC3E Rain Gauge V2 GMIN files https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/mc3e/disdrometers_and_gauges/rain_gauge/doc/README_MC3E_APU-NASA_GMIN_v2.txt

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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