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TRMM Combined Precipitation Radar (PR) and TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Gridded Rainfall Product (TRMM Product 3B31)

Entry ID: GES_DISC_TRMM_3B31_V7

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Summary

Abstract: The TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) is a nine-channel passive microwave radiometer which builds on the heritage of the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) instrument. It is flown aboard the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) platforms.

The TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), the first of its kind in space, is an electronically scanning radar, operating at 13.8 GHz that measures the 3-D ...

Description: OPeNDAP Earth Science Data TRMM 3B31.

Multimedia Sample

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Caption: 3B31 TRMM combined monthly accumulated surface rainfall

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: -40.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NASA,JAXA, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

Dataset Title: TRMM Combined Precipitation Radar (PR) and TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Gridded Rainfall Product (TRMM Product 3B31)

Version: 7

Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/presentNavigation.pl?t...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-12-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > TROPICS

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly - < Annual

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Instrument

PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar

TMI > TRMM Microwave Imager

Access Constraints None. Available for public use.

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

Service Provider

USDA/NRCS/NSSC > National Soil Survey Center, National Resources Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Service Organization URL: http://soils.usda.gov/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY CENTER Phone: 402-437-5423 Contact Address: National Cartography and GIS Center U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service P.O. Box 6567 City: Fort Worth Province or State: TX Postal Code: 76115 Country: USA