GPM AMSR-2 Radiometer Precipitation Profiles: Monthly Global Gridded Data

Version 07 is the current version of this global precipitation dataset. The 3GPROF products provide monthly and daily precipitation averages derived from high-quality microwave satellite sensors. These sensors are sensitive to liquid and ice-phase precipitation hydrometeors in the atmosphere.

Use Cases

• Climate trend analysis based on monthly precipitation averages
• Validation of precipitation models based on microwave sensor retrievals
• Studying atmospheric hydrometeor distribution based on sensor sensitivity to liquid and ice-phase precipitation

Strengths

• Version 07 is the current and supported version of the dataset
• Data is derived from high-quality microwave sensors on satellites
• Provides global coverage at a 0.25-degree grid resolution

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Retrievals from high-quality microwave sensors on satellites

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 02:10:25.471516; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global