Description
The data presented in this level 2 orbital product are rain rate estimates expressed as mm/hour determined from brightness temperatures (Tbs) obtained from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS) flown on the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F17 mission. Most of the products generated in this data set are based upon the algorithms developed for the 3rd Algorithm Intercomparison Project (AIP-3) of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP). Details of these 15 algorithms and development of a quality score which is a measure of confidence in the estimate, along with processing and algorithmic flags, can be found in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD). The data in this product cover the period from 2008 to 2020 with one file per orbit.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a related visualization | PNG | PRECIP_SSMIS_F17.png | Open resource |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | 20220601_P-FCDR_ATBD.pdf | Open resource | |
| Download this dataset through a directory map | HTML | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's read me document | Readme_FCDR.pdf | Open resource | |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | PRECIP_SSMIS_F17_1.html | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Open resource |