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TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Level 2 Hydrometeor Profile Product (TRMM Product 2A12)
Entry ID: GES_DISC_TRMM_2A12_V7

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Summary
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.

Hydrometeor profiles of cloud liquid water, precipitation water, cloud ice water, precipitation ice, rainfall type, and latent heating are reported in 28 layers, with a vertical resolution of 0.5 km from the surface ... View entire text
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Description: The Mirador Earth Science Data Search Tool includes TRMM 2A12, the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Level 2A Hydrometeor Profile Product. Mirador features include location and event gazetteers.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/GFDL
Dataset Title: SRES A2 Experiment
Dataset Series Name: CM2.0
Dataset Release Place: Princeton, NJ
Dataset Publisher: NOAA/GFDL
Version: CM2.0
Issue Identification: CM2Q-h1_SresA2_w2
Online Resource: http://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov/CM2.X/CM2.0/data/metadata/SRESA2.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2001-01-01
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > ORGANIC PARTICLES Parameter Definition
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Originating Center
NOAA/GFDL
Data Center
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GFDL USER SUPPORT
Phone: 609-452-6500
Fax: 609-987-5063
Email: help at gfdl.noaa.gov
Email: GFDL.Climate.Model.Info at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA
Princeton University
201 Forrestal Road
Campus/Rte. 1
P.O. Box 308
City: Princeton
Province or State: NJ
Postal Code: 08542
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online
Distribution Format: netcdf
Fees: none
Publications/References
See:
http://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov/CM2.X/references/
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-04-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-07-03

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