GPM | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission

Candace Carlisle - GPM Deputy Project Manager

GPM flying over Earth with a data swath visualized.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Deputy Project Manager, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Candace Carlisle has been the GPM Deputy Project Manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center since 2006. Prior to GPM, she spent five years on the Space Technology 5 (ST5) project, first as Mission Systems Engineer, then as Deputy Project Manager. The ST5 spacecraft, as well as the launch vehicle support structure and deployment mechanisms, were built, tested, and operated in-house at Goddard. Candace’s previous experience includes six years on the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS)...

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Project Manager, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Ardeshir (Art) Azarbarzin has been the Project Manager of GPM since 2006. Art obtained his college education from the University of Illinois, where he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1978 and followed with a M.S. in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering in 1980. He began his career at Sundstrand Aviation, as the Design/Project Engineer for Cessna Jet Electro-mechanical Flap Actuation Project. Following that, he was the Systems Engineer for the C-130 Aircraft High Technology Test Bed...

TRMM Spacecraft Re-Entry

Thursday, April 9, 2015

June 16, 2015, Update: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) spacecraft re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on June 15, 2015, at 11:55 p.m. EDT, over the South Indian Ocean, according to the U.S. Strategic Command’s Joint Functional Component Command for Space through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC). The U.S. Space Surveillance Network, operated by the Defense Department's JSpOC, had been closely monitoring TRMM’s descent since the mission was ended in April. Most of the spacecraft was expected to burn up in the atmosphere during its uncontrolled re-entry. Learn more. ----

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NASA | A Week in the Life of Rain

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Southern Ocean Precipitation (IMERG)

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Animation of Precipitation Rates in the South Pacific. Notice the consistent frontal bands as they travel eastward across the southern Pacific Ocean.

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Precipitation of 3 Storms that Threatened Hawaii (IMERG)

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Animation of precipitation rates as three Hurricanes (Genevieve, Iselle, and Julio) threaten the Hawaiian Islands, eventually making landfall.

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Cyclone Halong (IMERG)

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Animation showing precipitation rates resulting from Cyclone Halong as it makes landfall over Japan.

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Precipitation Across India's Ghats Mountains (IMERG)

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Animation of precipitation rates across India and surrounding countries. Notice the heavy rains throughout the Ghats Mountain range which resulted in devastating landslides along India's west coast.

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Tracking Storm Bertha from the US to the UK (IMERG)

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Animation showing the precipitation left by Hurricane Bertha as it churned off the United States East Coast. It then weakens from Hurricane status. However, despite it's loss of Hurricane strength, the remaining storm proceeds to march across the Atlantic eventually drenching the United Kingdom.

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Amazon Precipitation (IMERG)

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Animation of precipitation rates over the Amazon Rain Forest as it pulsates with the diurnal cycle. Notice how during the day precipitation amounts increase and then decrease nightly.

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