GPM SSMIS Radiometer Precipitation Profiles: Global Monthly Gridded Data

Version 07 of the GPM_3GPROFF16SSMIS dataset provides global gridded monthly precipitation averages from satellite retrievals. The data is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and hosted on the GES DISC platform. It is based on microwave sensor retrievals sensitive to liquid and ice-phase precipitation hydrometeors.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global precipitation trends for climate studies based on monthly gridded averages.
• Studying atmospheric water vapor and hydrometeor distribution based on microwave sensor retrievals.
• Validating climate models using satellite-derived precipitation data.
• Investigating the sensitivity of precipitation to different atmospheric phases (liquid/ice) based on the retrieval method.

Strengths

• Data is from Version 07, superseding older versions.
• Source is the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Based on high-quality microwave sensor retrievals.

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 temporal or sensor-specific bias inherent to the satellite platform.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Retrievals from high-quality microwave sensors on satellites.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 01:55:50.864497; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global