Who's Using GPM Data

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

This collection of resources explores some of the people and organizations using GPM and other NASA Earth data, and how they help improve life around the world.

Who's Using GPM Data

This collection of resources explores some of the people and organizations using GPM and other NASA Earth data, and how they help improve life around the world.

2024 GPM Mentorship Program

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

For the third consecutive year, NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission applications team and University of Coimbra’s Earth and Space Science Center (CITEUC Portugal) collaborated to host the GPM Mentorship Program. The 2024 initiative built on previous years' successes, supporting new users from established and underrepresented user communities and providing a tailored hands-on learning experience in using GPM data for applications. It gave participants an overview of state-of-the-art GPM satellite-based precipitation estimates and provided users with examples of applying GPM data to

A collection of screenshots from the GPM Mentorship program

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In 2023, NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Applications Team and University of Coimbra’s Earth and Space Science Center (CITEUC Portugal) collaborated to host the second edition of the GPM Mentorship Program. The initiative supported new users from established and underrepresented user communities, providing a tailored hands-on learning experience in using GPM data for applications. It gave participants an overview of state-of-the-art GPM satellite-based precipitation estimates and provided users with examples of applying GPM data to support real-world problems. The program

Screenshot of mentors and participants (mentees) during the last session of the 2022 Mentorship Program.

Monday, October 3, 2022

The GPM Applications Team in collaboration with the University of Coimbra created the GPM Mentorship Program to support new users from established and underrepresented communities and provide tailored hands-on learning experiences in using GPM data for applications. The goal of the program is to provide an overview of using state-of-the-art satellite-based precipitation estimates, and to provide users their first experience of applying GPM data to support real-world problems. The 2022 initiative is the first edition of the mentorship program.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Climate change impacts all of us in various ways. Changes in soil moisture have a pronounced effect on agricultural production, which in turn impacts the food we grow to eat. Changes in precipitation patterns are leading to increases in drought in certain regions and causing flooding in others. All of these impacts are influenced by interactions among processes within the Earth system involving the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and life. These natural interactions, combined with human influences such as the release of greenhouse gases, serve to drive the climate system resulting in distinct

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Climate researchers around the world are taking advantage of NASA satellite observations to help inform, improve, and enhance climate models. NASA data helps to predict the future of Earth's climate and improve the predictive capability of models. This gives decision-makers the tools they need to make better decisions on how we live, including understand the changing impacts of hurricanes and improving predictions of fire seasons. But how exactly does NASA data support climate modeling activities, and how does the data improve these models? We’re here to explain the inner workings of how NASA

Monday, April 26, 2021

NASA’s Earth observation data are used in a wide variety of ways to improve life for humans and other animals across the world every day. Our climate is changing, and these changes include differences in temperature and precipitation patterns around the globe. As you might imagine, these changes bring about both anticipated and unanticipated consequences that have a profound impact on people around the world. Many organizations are responding to the amazing yet complicated wealth of data that can be used to successfully monitor many aspects of our global environment. The World Resources

Monday, April 19, 2021

Climate change increases need for global data The impacts of climate change are already having a profound effect on ecosystems. Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns affect species and communities in diverse ways, such as declines in species and species diversity, changing interactions between species, and modification of ecosystems. Effective ecosystem management is critical to maintaining and repairing the natural environments in order to reliably support human needs while conserving and sustaining ecological services and diversity. Imagine how a scientist studying the movement

Thursday, July 2, 2020

To reduce risks from natural disasters and build climate resilience, decision makers are using NASA Earth observations to develop index-based insurance products and protect low-income customers in Central America, especially in the region known as the Dry Corridor.

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Unexpected shocks from natural hazards can affect populations throughout the globe, threatening sustainable development and resilience. However, the impacts of these events, such as extreme precipitation or drought, disproportionately affect the developing world where individuals often are not insured and live and work in conditions that leave them vulnerable to natural disasters. This can lead to significant economic and environmental challenges if preventive measures or mitigating measures are not taken in time. To reduce risks from natural disasters and build climate resilience, decision...

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Download this video from the NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio Today, India is among the world’s most water-scarce countries. This means that it does not have enough freshwater resources to meet the needs of all the people who live there. Mismanagement of water resources have largely contributed to the country’s limited water supplies. A growing competition over finite water resources will have serious implications for Indian farmers, as well as India’s food security. More than 70% of India’s population rely on agriculture as a source of livelihood. Even more so, an estimated 82% of...