GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1

Description

The GRIP Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD) V1 dataset contains measurements of brightness temperature taken at 4, 5, 6 and 6.6 GHz, as well as MERRA 2 m wind speed data and JPL MUR Sea Surface Temperature data. The data is provided in netCDF format. The data were collected during the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment from September 1, 2010 through September 16, 2010 for storms EARL and KARL. Rain rate and wind speed files may be obtained from the V0 HIRAD dataset. The major goal was to better understandhow tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned AirborneSystem (UAS), configuredwith a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes.HIRAD is a hurricane imaging, single-polarization passive C-band radiometer with both cross-track and along-track resolution that measures strong ocean surface winds through heavy rain from an aircraft or space-based platform. Its swath width is approximately 60 degrees in either direction.

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%2FHIRAD%2FDATA202
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v1/doc/griphirad_dataset.pdf
21 Reads HIRAD netcdf files and generates MATLAB binary files https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v1/doc/read_v1_grip_HIRADnc.m
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/HIRAD/v1/browse/
25 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v1/browse/GRIP2010_karlFLT_Sep16/grip_flighttrack_20100916_20100916_karl_extrude.kmz
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=griphirad1
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
22 Sample browse image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v0/browse/EARL/grip_hirad_20100901_EARL_leg123456.jpg
33 HIRAD Google Earth KMZ Guide https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v1/doc/HIRAD_GoogleEarth_kmz-GUIDE.pdf
21 Hurricane Micro Article https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/hurricane

Tags

  • oceans
  • atmosphere
  • ocean-temperature
  • spectral-engineering
  • platform-characteristics
  • microwave
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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