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NASA Worldview

NASA Worldview Example
Friday, June 19, 2020
What is NASA Worldview? This tool from NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System ( EOSDIS) provides the capability to interactively browse global, full-resolution satellite imagery and then download the underlying data, including data from the Global Precipitation Measurement Missions. Many of the 600+ available products are updated within three hours of observation, essentially showing the entire Earth as it looks "right now". This supports time-critical application areas such as wildfire management, air quality measurements, and flood monitoring. Arctic and Antarctic views of
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Friday, June 19, 2020

Ground Validation Data

Various ground validation instruments, including the Parsivel Disdrometer in Finland, a Micro Rain Radar, and a Pluvio Snow guage
Friday, June 19, 2020
GPM Ground Validation Data Homepage: http://gpm-gv.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GPM Ground Validation Data Access: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ The goal of this site is to provide a one-stop-shopping portal for accessing the various radar, disdrometer, gauge and other instrument data sets supporting GPM GV activities. Use the tabs above to access the various datasets, including: Radar Gauge Disdrometer NOAA/NMQ Field Campaigns Validation Network Wallops Precipitation Research Facility Marquette data browser (GV data from the Marquette, Michigan NWS Snowfall Observation Site)
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Personalizing Precipitation Data: 5 Questions with Andrea Portier

Andrea Portier
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Meet Andrea Portier. By day, Portier is an application and outreach coordinator for the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM). By night — well, when she’s not at work — Portier can be found exploring local national parks and taking community classes. Portier spends her time honing her communication skills to help user communities understand GPM data and apply it to the real-world issues they face. We chatted with Portier to learn how she communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences, why her other career choice would be a wilderness therapy guide, and what advice she would give to...
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Seasonal Precipitation Variations

IMERG Grand Average Climatology 2001 - 2019
Tuesday, June 2, 2020