GPM IPHEx Radar Precipitation and Reflectivity Mosaic
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Description
Six data products from the NOAA NMQ System provide precipitation rate, hourly and daily rainfall accumulation, hybrid scan reflectivity, three-dimensional reflectivity, and vertically integrated liquid content estimates. These data were generated during the GPM Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment field campaign. The dataset covers the Southern Appalachians, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina from April 30 to June 16, 2014.
Use Cases
Validating satellite precipitation estimates from the GPM mission using ground-based radar and gauge data.
Analyzing the spatial and temporal structure of storms via three-dimensional reflectivity and vertically integrated liquid content.
Calculating watershed-scale rainfall inputs for hydrological modeling using hourly and daily accumulation products.
Studying radar-derived precipitation rates for comparison with numerical weather prediction model outputs.
Investigating hybrid scan reflectivity for quality assessment of radar mosaics in complex terrain.
Strengths
Integrates multiple data sources, including WSR-88D radar, RUC model analysis, and HADS gauge data for improved accuracy.
Provides six distinct, co-located geophysical products for a focused 48-day field campaign.
Available in both ASCII and netCDF-4 formats, supporting interoperability with common scientific tools.
Limitations
Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
Sources conflict on the license, with some specifying 'other-license-specified' and others listing 'None'.
Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 48-day period in spring/summer 2014.
Provenance
Source
NOAA National Mosaic and Multi-sensor QPE (NMQ) System, processed by the GHRC DAAC.
Collection Method
Created by ingesting Weather Surveillance Radar 88 Doppler (WSR-88D) data, Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model analysis fields, and Hydrometeorological Automated Data Systems (HADS) gauge data.
Time Range
April 30, 2014 through June 16, 2014
Freshness
2026-03-13 20:37:40.238300
Geography
Southern Appalachians, spanning into the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina.
License information is conflicting; users must verify terms directly with the data provider. The dataset is specific to the IPHEx field campaign period.