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.

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5 http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov%2Fuso%2Fds_docs%2Fgrip%2Fgripapr2%2Fgripapr2_dataset.html
5 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov%2Fhome%2Ffield-campaigns%2FGRIP
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5 https://ghrc.earthdata.nasa.gov%2Fbrowseui%2F%23pub%2Fgripapr2__1%2Fdocs%2FAPR2_GRIP_Format_4.6.pdf
5 GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM.07 https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/TRMM_L3/GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM.07/
21 contents.html https://disc2.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/TRMM_L3/GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM.07/contents.html
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM_07
5 https://gpm.nasa.gov/
33 README.TRMM.pdf https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/README.TRMM.pdf
33 ATBD_GPM_V7_GPROF.pdf https://arthurhou.pps.eosdis.nasa.gov/Documents/ATBD_GPM_V7_GPROF.pdf
33 filespec.GPM.V7.pdf https://gpmweb2https.pps.eosdis.nasa.gov/pub/stout/helpdesk/filespec.GPM.V7.pdf
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gripapr2
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21 gripapr2_dataset.html http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/grip/gripapr2/gripapr2_dataset.html
5 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GRIP
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5 https://ghrc.earthdata.nasa.gov/browseui/#pub/gripapr2__1/docs/APR2_GRIP_Format_4.6.pdf
34 GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM.png https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/browse/GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM.png
21 GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM_07.html https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GPM_3GPROFTRMMTMI_CLIM_07.html
5 https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gripapr2
5 https://ghrc.earthdata.nasa.gov/browseui/#pub/gripapr2__1/browse/Z_vert_hor/APR2_AT_100817_1730Z--1800Z_v46_Y_0m_h_3000m_Ch_1_-1_-4_4.png
21 gripapr2_dataset.html http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/grip/gripapr2/gripapr2_dataset.html
5 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/field-campaigns/GRIP
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5 https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
5 https://ghrc.earthdata.nasa.gov/browseui/#pub/gripapr2__1/docs/APR2_GRIP_Format_4.6.pdf

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  • earth-science-radar-spectral-engineering-radar-reflectivity
  • earth-science-precipitation-atmosphere-precipitation-rate
  • earth-science-radar-spectral-engineering-doppler-velocity
  • earth-science-radar-spectral-engineering-radar-backscatter

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