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2A55: Half-Hourly Radar Site 3-D Reflectivity

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

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: 2A55: Half-Hourly Radar Site 3-D Reflectivity

Edition: 5

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Online_Linkage: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/presentNavigation.pl?tree=project&project=TRMM

Description:

Abstract:: The purpose of the TRMM Ground Validation (GV) program is to develop validation methods and to obtain reliable surface-based data during the TRMM mission, with which the TRMM satellite measurements can be verified. The TRMM GV network consists of four primary or direct data (DD) sites and seven direct product (DP) sites. The four DD sites are Darwin, Australia; Melbourne, Florida; Houston Texas; and Kwajalein. The seven DP sites are located in Taiwan, Israel, Thailand, Brazil, Guam, and special climatology-multiple radar sites in Florida and Texas. Instantaneous radar reflectivity and vertical profile statistics over an area of 300 km x 300 km, at 2 km horizontal and 1.5 km vertical resolution [* Volume scans at original radar sampling when within half hour of TRMM satellite coincidence]
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19971127
Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -38.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION
Theme_Keyword: GROUND STATIONS
Theme_Keyword: RADAR > RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING
Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: TRMM > TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION PROJECT
Theme_Keyword: Eosdis
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > TROPICS

Access_Constraints: Not Available

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: HYDROLOGY DATA SUPPORT TEAM

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Hydrology Data Support Team, Code 610.2
Address: Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20771
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-5165

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-help-disc@lists.nasa.gov

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Radar site 3D reflectivity, Houston, TX
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: gif

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Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not addressed

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Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

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Contact_Organization: NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC > 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
Contact_Person: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Address: Code 610.2
Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20771
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5224

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-help-disc@lists.nasa.gov

Resource_Description: GES_DISC_TRMM_2A55_V5

Distribution_Liability:

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Format_Name: HDF
Transfer_Size: average file size: 159 KB compressed

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/homep...

Access_Instructions:

Mirador search for TRMM data

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Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/precipitation/index.shtm...

Access_Instructions:

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.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070309

Metadata_Review_Date: 20101103

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office
Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Not Available
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time