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GPM: Chapter 6 from "Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation, and Prediction"

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Observations of the space-time variability of precipitation around the globe are imperative for understanding how climate change affects the global energy and water cycle (GWEC) in terms of changes in regional precipitation characteristics (type, frequency, intensity), as well as extreme hydrologic events, such as floods and droughts. The GWEC is driven by a host of complex processes and interactions, many of which are not yet well understood. Precipitation, which converts atmospheric water vapor into rain and snow, is a central element of the GWEC.

2011 PMM Science Team Meeting

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Location
Denver, Colorado, The Curtis Hotel

This meeting is for NASA PMM Science Team members and invitees.

Meeting Files
PMM Oral Agenda_11_02_2011.pdf87.57 KB
PMM Poster Agenda Final 10_28_11.pdf72.46 KB
SessionsandWG_PMM_Meeting_Room_Schedule10_27_11.pdf66.94 KB
Mission Affiliation
PMM

Deadly Tropical Storm Hits the Philippenes

TRMM image of tropical storm over the Philippenes
Tropical storm AERE was the first tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in 2011 and was responsible for the deaths of least 22 people. AERE, also known as Bebeng in the Philippines islands, formed east of the Philippines on 6 May 2011. Data collected by the TRMM satellite on 8 May 2011 at 0823 UTC (~4:23 PM LOCAL) were used in the image on the left above. At that time AERE had wind speeds estimated at about 50 knots (~58 mph). TRMM Precipitation Radar data from this orbit were used in the image on the upper right to show the 3-D vertical structure within AERE. Some thunderstorms within AERE
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