GPM Satellite Simulated Orbits for MC3E Ground Validation

Oklahoma, USA hosts the 2011 MC3E field campaign data within this simulated satellite orbit dataset. It contains simulated Level 1B/Level 2-like parameters for GPM satellite sensors, generated by combining Cloud-Resolving Model data with specific sensor geometry. The dataset is part of a series of orbital simulations for international precipitation validation campaigns from 2006 to 2011.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite precipitation retrieval algorithms using simulated brightness temperature and precipitation rate data.
• Assessing the impact of sensor-specific geometry and antenna patterns on satellite observations.
• Comparing cloud-resolving model outputs with simulated orbital measurements for atmospheric profiles and cloud/rain profiles.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of soil moisture and atmospheric water vapor from simulated satellite overpasses.

Strengths

• Simulations incorporate detailed sensor geometry and antenna gain patterns for five distinct GPM sensors (GMI imager, GMI sounder, DPR Ku, DPR Ka_MA, DPR Ka_HS).
• Data is derived from Cloud-Resolving Model (CRM) databases, providing detailed atmospheric, cloud, rain, and surface/terrain profiles.
• Covers multiple international ground validation campaigns spanning a five-year period from 2006 to 2011.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and another listing 'None'.
• Orbital data only covers a sampling portion directly over the Cloud-resolving model domain, not full global coverage.

Provenance

Source

GHRC_DAAC

Collection Method

Simulated using Cloud-Resolving Model (CRM) databases and satellite sensor specifications to generate orbital data.

Time Range

2006-2011

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:00:10.016253

Geography

Oklahoma, USA (MC3E); also includes simulated data for campaigns in Finland (2010), Canada (2007), and Australia (2006).