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OLYMPEX Advanced Data Analysis Exercise

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Earth Systems, Weather, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers, Data, Societal Applications

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12

Standards:

ESS3.D

Keywords:

OLYMPEX, ground validation, data analysis, graphing

Summary:

This data exercise has students look up precipitation ground data and satellite data for a site in Washington State and do a comparison using a data table and a graph. The activity is expected to take about 45 minutes.

For Good Measure

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Water & Life, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

rain gauges, global, constellation

Summary:

The short video, 'For Good Measure' explains why scientists turn to satellites to get a worldwide view of rainfall.

Examining Precipitation on a Globe of Blue

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Weather, Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing

Type:

Article

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

rain gauge, GPM instruments, GPM Microwave Imager, Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar, measuring precipitation

Summary:

Read about why we need to measure precipitation from space, instead of relying solely on ground-based measurements.

Join NASA and GPM at the Virtual SciFest

Person sitting at a computer watching SciFest

Primary Topic:

All Topics

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

GPM is one of the featured NASA missions at the Sci Fest All Access Virtual STEM Expo! Be sure to attend this free event which will take place from September 16-23, 2020.

NASA Scientists Research Global Precipitation

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Climate, Remote Sensing, Data

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C, ETS2.A

Keywords:

infrared, microwave, circulation, climatology, GPCP

Summary:

This animation of global precipitation from the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) cycles through climatology data for each month of the year and then repeats the cycle twice.