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    • GPM GROUND VALIDATION KCBW NEXRAD GCPEX V1

    Metadata Updated: January 15, 2026

    The GPM Ground Validation KCBW NEXRAD GCPEx dataset was collected during January 9, 2012 to March 12, 2012 for the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx). GCPEx addressed shortcomings in GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. These data sets were collected toward achieving the overarching goal of GCPEx which is to characterize the ability of multi-frequency active and passive microwave sensors to detect and estimate falling snow. The Next Generation Weather Radar system (NEXRAD) is comprised of 160 Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) sites throughout the United States and select overseas locations. The GPM Ground Validation NEXRAD GCPEx data files are available as level 2 binary files and level 3 compressed binary files.

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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 April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 15, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 15, 2026
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/GCPEX/NEXRAD/DATA204
    Data Last Modified 2026-01-13
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    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 373942bb-e391-4bc9-97fa-5ec500082f81
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmkcbwgcpex
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-73.75,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":50.18,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-61.86,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":41.9}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 28396652cdff449b86731433faaca2dd0630f53cbc88354306848209a259c44d
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2012-01-09/2012-01-09

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