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Size Matters: Measuring Raindrop Sizes from Space

Size Matters: NASA Measures Raindrop Sizes From Space to Understand Storms
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, Technology, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
DPR, radar, drop sizes, drop distribution
Summary: 
This video explains why the size and shape of raindrops in a cloud matters to scientists, and how the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission is able to provide these measurements from space.