GPM 3GPROFNOAA19MHS: Global Gridded Monthly Precipitation from Microwave Sensors

Version 07 global gridded monthly precipitation averages derived from NOAA19 satellite microwave sensor retrievals. The product is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is sensitive to liquid and ice-phase precipitation hydrometeors. It supersedes all older versions and is intended for climate studies.

Use Cases

• Analyze global precipitation trends for climate studies based on monthly gridded averages
• Model atmospheric water vapor and hydrometeor distribution based on microwave sensor retrievals
• Validate and calibrate other precipitation measurement systems based on high-quality satellite data

Strengths

• Version 07 is the current and authoritative version, superseding all older data
• Data is derived from high-quality microwave sensors sensitive to both liquid and ice-phase precipitation
• Product provides global coverage at a 0.25 degree x 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
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the satellite source

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Retrievals from the NOAA19 satellite's Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) processed by the GPROF algorithm

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:57:47.108923; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global