GOES 14 Visible and Infrared Images for IPHEx Precipitation Campaign

May 8 to May 24, 2014, provides visible and infrared satellite images from the GOES 14 Imager at one-minute intervals. The dataset was collected by NASA during the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign in the southeastern United States. It serves as ground validation data for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite precipitation retrievals from the GPM mission using concurrent ground-based observations.
• Analyzing storm structure and evolution through high-frequency (1-minute) visible and infrared image sequences.
• Studying cloud-top properties and thermodynamics using infrared wavelength data.
• Supporting hydrological modeling by providing contextual atmospheric imagery for the IPHEx campaign period.

Strengths

• High temporal resolution with images captured at one-minute intervals.
• Covers a defined 17-day field campaign (May 8-24, 2014) for focused analysis.
• Provides data in both visible and infrared spectral bands for multi-channel analysis.
• Dataset is hosted by NASA, indicating authoritative data collection and curation.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and total file size are not documented across any platform.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' on Data.gov, with no details provided.
• Platforms disagree on the last updated date: Data.gov lists 2026-03 13, while NASA Earthdata lists the end date of the campaign (2014-05-24).

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Collected by the GOES 14 Imager satellite during the Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign.

Time Range

May 8, 2014 to May 24, 2014

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:04:41.118984

Geography

Southeast region of the United States