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Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar Arrives at Goddard

A NASA engineer removing the DPR from its shipping container
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
DPR, radar, Goddard Space Flight Center, JAXA
Summary: 
Engineers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. oversee the arrival and unpacking of the dual-frequency Precipitation Radar.

The Shape of a Raindrop

Basic illustration of air pressure on a raindrop
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Formal, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
raindrops, precipitation microphysics, drop size
Summary: 
This article teaches how a drop of rain changes shape as it falls through the atmosphere.

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