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TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) Level 1 Power and Reflectivity Products (TRMM Product 1C21) Entry ID: GES_DISC_TRMM_1C21_V7 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a joint U.S.-Japan satellite mission to monitor tropical and subtropical precipitation and to estimate its associated latent heating. 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 rainfall distribution over both land and ocean, and defines the layer depth of the precipitation. The 1C21 calculates the effective radar reflectivity factor at 13.8 GHz without any propagation loss (due to rain or any other atmospheric gas) correction (Zm). Therefore, the Zm value can be calculated just by applying a radar equation for volume scatter with PR system parameters. The noise-equivalent Zm is about 21 dBZ. Through the subtraction of the system noise, the Zm value as small as 16 or 18 dBZ are still usable although the data quality is marginal. In 1C21, all echoes stored in 1B21 are converted to "dBZ" unit. This is not relevant for "non-rain" echo; however, this policy is adopted so that the 1B21 and 1C21 product format should be as close as possible except for the following points: - Radar quantity is Zm in dBZ unit instead of received power (dBm). - Data at echo-free range bins judged in 1B21 are replaced with a dummy value. The data are stored in the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF), which includes both core and product specific metadata applicable to the PR measurements. A file contains a single orbit of data with a file size of about 139 MB (uncompressed). The HDF-EOS "swath" structure is used to accommodate the actual geophysical data arrays. There are 16 files each of PR 1B21 and 1C21 data produced per day. Spatial coverage is between 38 degrees North and 38 degrees South, owing to the 35 degree inclination of the TRMM satellite. This orbit provides extensive coverage in the tropics and allows each location to be covered at a different local time each day, enabling the analysis of the diurnal cycle of precipitation. There are, in general, 9150 scans along the orbit, with each scan consisting of 49 rays. The scan width is about 220 km. |
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Description: Access to TRMM Level 1B Product Precipitation Radar (PR) Reflectivities 1C21 data online Link: GET DATA > MIRADOR Description: The Mirador Earth Science Data Search Tool includes TRMM 1C21, Precipitation Radar Reflectivities. Mirador features include location and event gazetteers. Link: GET DATA > ECHO Description: Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record. Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Readme page for TRMM Level 1B Product Precipitation Radar (PR) Reflectivities 1C21 data set Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: This URL contains information and data access for all of the Goddard DAAC's hydrology data holdings, including TRMM data from the TMI, Precipitation Radar (PR) and Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) instruments, the Ground Validation (GV) radar data, and ancillary and correlative data products. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 38.0 | S: -38.0 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
| Min Altitude: SURFACE | Max Altitude: 23 KM |
Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
NASA,JAXA, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
Dataset Title: TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) Level 1 Power and Reflectivity Products (TRMM Product 1C21) Version: 7 Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/presentNavigation.pl?t... |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1997-12-07 |
Location Keywords
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION
> TROPICS
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Data Resolution
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Latitude Resolution:
4 km
Longitude Resolution: 4 km Vertical Resolution: 125-250 m Temporal Resolution: 16 orbits per day |
Science Keywords
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR BACKSCATTER [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR REFLECTIVITY [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
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Platform
| TRMM >Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission [Information] |
Instrument
| PR >TRMM Precipitation Radar [Information] |
Project
| EOS >Earth Observing System [Information] |
| EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System [Information] |
| ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information] |
| TRMM >Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Project [Information] |
| CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog [Information] |
Quality
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A Table structure (called Scan Status) is included in the HDF file, containing entries on a scan-by-scan basis. These entries include a geolocation flag and a data quality flag, indicating the percentage of pixels along each scan with values within a pre-defined range. |
Access Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| EOSDIS |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Originating Center
| GSFC-GES-DISC |
Data Center
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Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: TRMM PR Reflectivities 1C21
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
FTP
Distribution_Size: file size: 42958 kb Distribution_Format: HDF Fees: none |
Personnel
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JAXA/EOC Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +81-492-98-1217 Fax: +81-492-98-1001 Email: hanaoka at eoc.nasda.go.jp Contact Address: Earth Observation Center Office of Earth Observation Systems National Space Development Agency of Japan City: Hatoyama-machi, Hiki-gun Province or State: Saitama Postal Code: 350-0393 Country: JAPAN |
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GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA |
Publications/References
File Specifications for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespec.TRMM.V7.pdf
Metadata for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespecMeta.TRMM.V7.pdf
TRMM V6 vs. V7 Major Data Format Changes: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf
T. Kozu, T. Kawanishi, K. Oshimura, M. Satake, H. Kumagai; TRMM
precipitation radar: calibration and data collection strategies, Proc.
IGARSS'94, 2215-2217,
Pasadena, 1994.
M. Satake, K. Oshimura, Y. Ishido, S. Kawase, T. Kozu: TRMM PR data
processing and calibration to be performed by NASDA, Proc. IGARSS'95,
426-428, Florence, 1995.
Interface Control Specification Between the Tropical Rainfall Measuring
Mission Science Data and Information System (TSDIS) and the TSDIS Science
User (TSU). Volume 3: File Specifications for TSDIS Products-Level 1. NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, March 31, 1999.
Metadata for TRMM Products: ftp://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/v7filespec/filespecMeta.TRMM.V7.pdf
TRMM V6 vs. V7 Major Data Format Changes: http://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/Documents/formatChangesV7.pdf
T. Kozu, T. Kawanishi, K. Oshimura, M. Satake, H. Kumagai; TRMM
precipitation radar: calibration and data collection strategies, Proc.
IGARSS'94, 2215-2217,
Pasadena, 1994.
M. Satake, K. Oshimura, Y. Ishido, S. Kawase, T. Kozu: TRMM PR data
processing and calibration to be performed by NASDA, Proc. IGARSS'95,
426-428, Florence, 1995.
Interface Control Specification Between the Tropical Rainfall Measuring
Mission Science Data and Information System (TSDIS) and the TSDIS Science
User (TSU). Volume 3: File Specifications for TSDIS Products-Level 1. NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, March 31, 1999.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2011-07-15
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-03-22
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