GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IFLOODS V1
The GPM Ground Validation Autonomous Parsivel Unit (APU) IFloodS dataset collected data from several sites in eastern Iowa during the spring of 2013. The APU dataset for the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) Field Experiment provides precipitation data including precipitation drop size, counts, and distribution. The goals of the campaign were to collect detailed measurements of precipitation at the Earth's surface using ground instruments and advanced weather radars and, simultaneously, collect data from satellites passing overhead. The APU is an optical disdrometer based on single particle extinction that measures particle size and fall velocity. This APU consists of the Parsivel, which was developed by OTT in Germany, and its support systems, which were designed and built by the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 42.2388 S: 41.6406 E: -91.5416 W: -92.4637 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: ASCII |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Ground-based Observations | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | APU |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Petersen, Walter A, Ali Tokay, Patrick N Gatlin and Matthew T. Wingo.2014. GPM GROUND VALIDATION AUTONOMOUS PARSIVEL UNIT (APU) IFLOODS [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/IFLOODS/APU/DATA301
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/gpmgv/ifloods/gpmpaifld/gpmpaifld_dataset.html, The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
- PI DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/ifloods/disdrometers_and_gauges/parsivel/doc/DataFormat_parsivel_ifloods.pdf, IFloodS Field Campaign, PARSIVEL, Data format documentation
- 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
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Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| IFloodS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- Daily - < Weekly
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
- IOWA
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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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: ASCII
Format Type: Native
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