GRIP AIRBORNE SECOND GENERATION PRECIPITATION RADAR (APR-2) V1

Description

The GRIP Airborne Second Generation Precipitation Radar (APR-2) dataset was collected from the Second Generation Airborne Precipitation Radar (APR-2), which is a dual-frequency (13 GHz and 35 GHz), Doppler, dual-polarization radar system. It has a downward looking antenna that performs cross track scans. Additional features include: simultaneous dual-frequency, matched beam operation at 13.4 and 35.6 GHz (same as GPM Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar), simultaneous measurement of both like- and cross-polarized signals at both frequencies, Doppler operation, and real-time pulse compression (calibrated reflectivity data can be produced for large areas in the field during flight, if necessary). The APR-2 flew on the NASA DC-8 for the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment and collected data between Aug 17, 2010 - Sep 22, 2010 and are in HDF-4 format. The major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS), configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes.

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%2FGRIP%2FAPR2%2FDATA201
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gripapr2
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/APR2/browse/Z_vert_hor/APR2_AT_100817_1730Z--1800Z_v46_Y_0m_h_3000m_Ch_1_-1_-4_4.png
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/APR2/browse/basic/APR2_AT_100817_1730Z--1800Z_v46_Y_0m_h_1000m_Ch_1_-1021_4.png
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/APR2/browse/multiparametric/APR2_AT_100817_1730Z--1800Z_v46_Y_0m_h_1000m_Ch_1_7_-1027_2_3.png
21 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/grip/gripapr2/gripapr2_dataset.html
21 The home page for the project or program which sponsored the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GRIP
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/APR2/browse/
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
34 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/APR2/browse/experimental/APR2_AT_100817_1730Z--1800Z_v76_Y_0m_h_5500m_Ch_1_11_3_-3_10_110.png

Tags

  • precipitation
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • earth-science

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