Monitoring Precipitation from Space

The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM)

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), launched by NASA and JAXA in 1997, used both active and passive microwave instruments to measure rainfall in the ...

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NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) uses satellites to measure Earth's rain and snowfall for the benefit of mankind. Launched by NASA and ...

Monitoring precipitation from space: progress, challenges, and ...

When measuring precipitation, the primary requirement is to know where and how much precipitation is falling at any given time. Such information may be ...

Measuring Precipitation: On the Ground and from Space

scientists can measure precipitation directly—using ground-based instruments such as rain gauges—or indirectly—using remote sensing techniques (e.g., from radar ...

New satellite capable of measuring Earth precipitation from space

Scientists from the China Meteorological Administration developed and launched a satellite created to measure Earth precipitation with radar ...

Monitoring Precipitation from Space - GFZpublic

In areas where sufficient dense in-situ observations and radar system is not available, the satellite-based precipitation estimate (SPE) products can ...

The NASA‐JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission – part I

From a spaceborne perspective, measuring global precipitation becomes more accessible, thanks to satellites orbiting around the Earth, which can ...

The Global Satellite Precipitation Constellation: Current Status and ...

Abstract To address the need to map precipitation on a global scale, a collection of satellites carrying passive microwave (PMW) radiometers has grown over ...

Monitoring Precipitation from Space - Space4Water Portal

Assessment of Precipitation Estimation from the NWP Models and Satellite Products for the Spring 2019 Severe Floods in Iran.

Measuring precipitation from satellites (Chapter 11)

This chapter looks at the satellites, at their instruments and at how the measurements can be converted into estimates of precipitation.

Precipitation from Space: Advancing Earth System Science in

Advances to space-based observing systems and data processing techniques have made precipitation datasets quickly and easily available via various data ...

IMERG precipitation algorithm and the Global ... - Climate Data Guide

IMERG (Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement) is NASA's updated precipitation algorithm.

Satellite Remote Sensing of Precipitation and the Terrestrial Water ...

The article aims to draw an up-to-date picture of the current status of observations of precipitation from space, with an outlook to the near future.

3 Precipitation Data in NOAA Operations

The GPM mission is currently slated to include two satellites: (1) the core satellite with dual-frequency precipitation radar and microwave imager sensors, and ...

Satellite Precipitation Measurement: Volume 1 - SpringerLink

This book offers a complete overview of the measurement of precipitation from space, which has made considerable advancements during the ...

Weather forecast and the flood warnings - GPM Website

Another important role of satellite observation is to monitor long term changes in precipitation distribution, by combining various satellite and ground ...

NASA Satellite Information and an Online Activity - YouTube

In this video, Dorian Janney, education specialist for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, describes how GPM measures ...

TRMM: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - Climate Data Guide

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a joint space mission between NASA and Japan's National Space Development Agency designed to monitor and ...

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission's scientific ...

and rainfall monitoring, famine early warning, drought monitoring, water ... measurement capabilities for advancing precipitation measurements from space.

NASA GIBS Precipitation Satellite Section - ClimateViewer Maps

Real-time atmospheric and geophysical monitoring with educational maps covering climate change, pollution, privacy, exploration, migration, geosciences, ...