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GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 NAVIGATION AND HOUSEKEEPING DATA GCPEX V1

Metadata Updated: April 11, 2025

The GPM Ground Validation DC-8 Navigation and Housekeeping Data GCPEx dataset, which is composed of two types of files. GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. National Suborbital Education and Research Center (NSERC) of the University of North Dakota (UND) provided geo-located housekeeping data containing attributes, such as altitude, pressure, air speed, and wind speed. The NASA DC-8 Navigation data in comma delimited IWG1 format were collected and utilized in-flight during the GCPEx mission and retrieved from the Real-Time Mission Monitor. Both file types are available for most of the dataset dates, however please note that there are a few dates where only the IWG1 formatted data is available.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2025
Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
Maintainer
Identifier C1979637107-GHRC_DAAC
Data First Published 2013-04-02
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2025-03-31
Category GCPEx, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id b645657d-13f0-4772-ada5-c4ec6710c51c
Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GCPEX/NAV/DATA201
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -124.985 31.5641 -67.7583 46.9027
Program Code 026:001
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash dcea93d85cbc740e28b871156847dd58f84e8551509b0e4dea90b943812e7fde
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2012-01-11T19:47:37Z/2020-02-06T20:17:26Z

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