This poster for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM) shows the GPM Core Observatory and constellation satellites on the front, and GPM information and educational activities on the back.

GPM Informational Lithograph

Front page of lithograph showing the GPM core

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C, ETS2.A

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, GPM Constellation, international partners, TRMM, JAXA

Summary:

An informational lithograph / handout which shows images of the GPM Core Observatory and constellation satellites, and explains the goals and methods of the GPM mission.

GPM Water Cycle Droplet Handout

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Satellites, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, transpiration, evaporation, groundwater

Summary:

Educational handout in the shape of a raindrop. The front shows a diagram of the water cycle, and the back has information about GPM and facts about water.

Satellite Monitors Rain that Triggers Landslides

Landslide in the Philippine village of Guinsaugon,

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Remote Sensing, Floods, Landslides, World Health

Type:

Article

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12

Standards:

ESS3.B, ETS2.B

Keywords:

heavy rain, tropics, landslide database, TRMM

Summary:

This article explains how NASA scientists use TRMM satellite rainfall data to help predict and prepare for landslides.

Faces of GPM: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, GPM Applications Scientist

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Remote Sensing, STEM Careers, Societal Applications, Landslides

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.D

Keywords:

Goddard Space Flight Center, Faces of GPM, physical science

Summary:

Interview with Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, research physical scientist and GPM Applications Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

World Droughts From 2005 to 2009 Versus Where Crops are Grown

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Data, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS3.A

Keywords:

drought, agriculture

Summary:

Using data from various satellites, these images show maps of the location of world droughts compared to where crops are grown.

GPM Solar Array Deployment Test

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Satellites, STEM Careers

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ETS2.A

Keywords:

solar panels, Goddard Space Flight Center, GPM Core Observatory

Summary:

This and other similar tests will verify the deployment function of the GPM Core Observatory solar arrays in ambient condition.

GPM: Hurricanes Beyond the Tropics

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications, Floods

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS2.D, ESS3.B

Keywords:

hurricanes, Goddard Space Flight Center, extreme weather

Summary:

Hurricane Irene's impact in New England shows that tropical cyclones can greatly affect regions outside the view of TRMM. The GPM mission will build upon TRMM's legacy by examining a larger swath of Earth with more sensitive instruments.