GPROF and IMERG Production Continued, GPM Radar Still Unavailable

The PPS is now receiving AMSR2 data and JMA forecasts from JAXA, which means that GPROF and IMERG Early and Late products will continue being produced. The GPM radar and combined products are still unavailable due to the JAXA system issues. The PPS has also worked with partners at CSU to develop a new method of processing GPROF that will allow continued production even if no JMA forecast files are received, in the event of a future outage.

GPM Product Outages

Due to an unexpected JAXA system failure the PPS is not receiving GPM DPR Ku and Ka L1B data as well as AMSR2 data. As a result, the PPS cannot produce the GPM radar or combined datasets. The PPS is also not receiving JMA 6 hourly forecasts, and as a result after 12:00 UTC on June 11, 2024 the PPS will not be able to produce the GPROF or IMERG products. JAXA estimates that their systems will start running again by 03:00 UTC 12 June, at which point production of the above products at the PPS will resume. Please check back here for further updates, and contact us with any questions.
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IMERG V07B Early and Late Run Begin Production

The new V07B IMERG Late and Early Run products commenced processing around 1300 UTC on 6 June 2024, starting with data for 0000 UTC on 1 June 2024. It will take a number of hours for the days before 6 June to be processed, after which users should see the normal latencies of 4 and 12 hours for Early and Late, respectively. Note that the polar regions are initially largely set to "missing" in the Early Run because input data for times before 1 June that would normally be used for forward morphing are not provided as part of the startup.

Updates to IMERG V07B and GPM L1 / L2 Data Production

Due to unforeseen issues with the recent GPM near real-time system updates, IMERG V07B Early and Late Run production has been delayed. Currently the PPS plans for IMERG V07B Early and Late Run data to begin production on June 6, 2024. GPM L1 and L2 data has already resumed production, and can be accessed on the the jsimpson and jsimpsonhttps servers.