NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Data [Planned Mission]

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Originator: NASA Science Missions Directorate

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Data [Planned Mission]

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Online_Linkage: http://pmm.nasa.gov/

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[Note: This mission is in the implementation phase. Please monitor the GPM web page for mission updates http://pmm.nasa.gov/ ] [Text Source: NASA Science Missions Directorate Homepage, http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/gpm ] GPM Constellation is a joint mission with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other international partners. Building upon the success of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), it will initiate the measurement of global precipitation, a key climate factor. Its science objectives are: to improve ongoing efforts to predict climate by providing near-global measurement of precipitation, its distribution, and physical processes; to improve the accuracy of weather and precipitation forecasts through more accurate measurement of rain rates and latent heating; and to provide more frequent and complete sampling of the Earth's precipitation. GPM Constellation is envisioned to consist of a core spacecraft to measure precipitation structure and to provide a calibration standard for the constellation spacecraft, an international constellation of NASA and contributed spacecraft to provide frequent precipitation measurements on a global basis, calibration/validation sites distributed globally with a broad array of precipitation-measuring instrumentation, and a global precipitation data system to produce and distribute global rain maps and climate research products.

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Status:

Progress: Planned

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN

Theme_Keyword: GPM > GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT

Theme_Keyword: GMI > GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT MICROWAVE IMAGER

Theme_Keyword: DPR > DUAL-FREQUENCY PRECIPITATION RADAR

Theme_Keyword: GPM > GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

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Contact_Organization: NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/LA/GPM > GPM Project Office, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Contact_Person: ARTHUR HOU

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA

Address: Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Mailstop 610.1

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-6150

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Arthur.Y.Hou@nasa.gov

Resource_Description: NASA_GPM_PLACE_HOLDER

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http://pmm.nasa.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://pmm.nasa.gov/

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Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) project home page

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http://science.nasa.gov/missions/gpm/

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NASA Science Missions GPM home page.

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http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gpm/index_e.html

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JAXA GPM home Page

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http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/GPM/index_e.htm

Access_Instructions:

JAXA EORC GPM home page

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100824

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121231

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time