GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 day 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 (GPM_3IMERGDF) at GES DISC

Description

Version 07 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 07. The Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) IMERG is a NASA product estimating global surface precipitation rates at a high resolution of 0.1° every half-hour beginning 2000. It is part of the joint NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, using the GPM Core Observatory satellite as the standard to combine precipitation observations from an international constellation of satellites using advanced techniques. IMERG can be used for global-scale applications as well as over regions with sparse or no reliable surface observations. The fine spatial and temporal resolution of IMERG data allows them to be accumulated to the scale of the application for increased skill. IMERG has three Runs with varying latencies in response to a range of application needs: rapid-response applications (Early Run, 4-h latency), same/next-day applications (Late Run, 14-h latency), and post-real-time research (Final Run, 3.5-month latency). While IMERG strives for consistency and accuracy, satellite estimates of precipitation are expected to have lower skill over frozen surfaces, complex terrain, and coastal zones. As well, the changing GPM satellite constellation over time may introduce artifacts that affect studies focusing on multi-year changes. This dataset is the GPM Level 3 IMERG *Final* Daily 10 x 10 km (GPM_3IMERGDF) derived from the half-hourly GPM_3IMERGHH. The derived result represents the Final estimate of the daily mean precipitation rate in mm/day. The dataset is produced by first computing the mean precipitation rate in (mm/hour) in every grid cell, and then multiplying the result by 24. This minimizes the possible dry bias in versions before "07", in the simple daily totals for cells where less than 48 half-hourly observations are valid for the day. The latter under-sampling is very rare in the combined microwave-infrared and rain gauge dataset, variable "precipitation", and appears in higher latitudes. Thus, in most cases users of global "precipitation" data will not notice any difference. This correction, however, is noticeable in the high-quality microwave retrieval, variable "MWprecipitation", where the occurrence of less than 48 valid half-hourly samples per day is very common. The counts of the valid half-hourly samples per day have always been provided as a separate variable, and users of daily data were advised to pay close attention to that variable and use it to calculate the correct precipitation daily rates. Starting with version "07", this is done in production to minimize possible misinterpretations of the data. The counts are still provided in the data, but they are only given to gauge the significance of the daily rates, and reconstruct the simple totals if someone wishes to do so. The latency of the derived *Final* Daily product depends on the delivery of the IMERG *Final* Half-Hourly product GPM_IMERGHH. Since the latter are delivered in a batch, once per month for the entire month, with 2-3 months latency, so will be the latency for the Final Daily, plus about 24 hours. Thus, e.g. the Dailies for January can be expected to appear no earlier than April 2. The daily mean rate (mm/day) is derived by first computing the mean precipitation rate (mm/hour) in a grid cell for the data day, and then multiplying the result by 24. Thus, for every grid cell we have Pdaily_mean = SUM{Pi * 1[Pi valid]} / Pdaily_cnt * 24, i=[1,Nf] Where: Pdaily_cnt = SUM{1[Pi valid]} Pi - half-hourly input, in (mm/hr) Nf - Number of half-hourly files per day, Nf=48 1[.] - Indicator function; 1 when Pi is valid, 0 otherwise Pdaily_cnt - Number of valid retrievals in a grid cell per day. Grid cells for which Pdaily_cnt=0, are set to fill value in the Daily files. Note that Pi=0 is a valid value. Pdaily

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 The GES-DISC Interactive Online Visualization ANd aNalysis Interface (Giovanni) is a web-based tool that allows users to analyze gridded data interactively online without having to download any data. https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/#dataKeyword=IMERGDF
21 The GrADS Data Server (GDS) is another form of OPeNDAP that provides subsetting and some analysis services across the Internet. https://gpm1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/dods/GPM_3IMERGDF_07.info
21 Access the data via the THREDDS. https://gpm1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/aggregation/GPM_3IMERGDF.07/catalog.html
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=GPM_3IMERGDF_07
33 IMERG_ATBD_V06.pdf https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/IMERG_ATBD_V06.pdf
33 IMERG Technical Documentation https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/IMERG_doc.06.pdf
33 IMERG Quality Index https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/IMERGV06_QI.pdf
33 IMERG Release Notes https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/IMERG_V07_ReleaseNotes_final.pdf
21 GPM and partner sensors anomalous events https://gpmweb2https.pps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tsdis/AB/docs/gpm_anomalous.html
21 GPM Project Home Page https://gpm.nasa.gov
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPM%2FIMERGDF%2FDAY%2F07
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GPM_3IMERGDF_07.html
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol https://gpm1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/GPM_L3/GPM_3IMERGDF.07/contents.html
33 README Document https://gpm1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/GPM_L3/doc/README.GPM.pdf
34 Daily Accumulated Precipitation Estimate (Final) from GPM IMERG (0.1 degree x 0.1 degree) (GPM_3IMERGDF) https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/browse/GPM_3IMERGDF_07.png
21 Access the data via HTTPS https://gpm1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/GPM_L3/GPM_3IMERGDF.07/
33 Caveats for IMERG extention into TRMM era https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/IMERGV06_TRMMera-caveats.pdf

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  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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