GPM GROUND VALIDATION HIGH ALTITUDE IMAGING WIND AND RAIN AIRBORNE PROFILER (HIWRAP) IPHEX V1
The GPM Ground Validation High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (HIWRAP) IPHEx dataset was collected during the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Ground Validation Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign in North Carolina. The goal of IPHEx was to evaluate the accuracy of satellite precipitation measurements and use the collected data for hydrology models in the region. The NASA ER-2 aircraft flew during the IPHEx field campaign to aid in GPM validation. The science instruments, including the HIWRAP, onboard the aircraft acted as a proxy for GPM satellite instruments. HIWRAP is a Doppler radar that combines conical scan mode measurements at two different frequency bands (Ka- and Ku-band) and two different incidence angles (30 and 40 degrees). Twenty-one ER-2 flights occurred from May 1, 2014 through June 14, 2014. The HIWRAP dataset includes netCDF-4 files containing radar reflectivity and Doppler velocity profiles along with aircraft altitude and other navigation information.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 36.6426 S: 26.7992 E: -71.9384 W: -86.5619 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-5 - netCDF-4 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | NASA ER-2 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | HIWRAP |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Type: OPeNDAPDescription: OPeNDAP, the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol, is a NASA community standard DAP that provides a simple way for researchers to access and work with data over the internet. OPeNDAP's client/server software allows users to subset and reformat data using an internet browser, command line interface, or custom user interface such as a C NetCDF or Java NetCDF-compliant data analysis program.
- Other Citation Details: Heymsfield, Gerald M and Lin Tian.2016. GPM GROUND VALIDATION HIGH ALTITUDE IMAGING WIND AND RAIN AIRBORNE PROFILER (HIWRAP) IPHEX [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/HIWRAP/DATA101
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/HIWRAP/doc/gpmhiwrapiphx_dataset.pdf, The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
- PI DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.7924/G8CC0XMR, NASA GPM-Ground Validation: Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment 2014 Science Plan
- ALGORITHM DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2015.2456501, The NASA High-Altitude Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data, Instructions for citing GHRC data
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
1B
https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/proc_level
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Access Constraints
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Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| IPHEX | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- Hourly - < Daily
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT
- NORTH AMERICA
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- NORTH CAROLINA
Data Centers
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NASA/MSFC/GHRC
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Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
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320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
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Data Contacts
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-5 - netCDF-4
Format Type: Native
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