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    • GPM GROUND VALIDATION NOAA S-BAND PROFILER MINUTE DATA MC3E V1

    Metadata Updated: April 11, 2025

    The GPM Ground Validation NOAA S-Band Profiler Minute Data MC3E dataset was gathered during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) in Oklahoma from April-June 2011. The overarching goal was to provide the most complete characterization of convective cloud systems, precipitation, and the environment that has ever been obtained, providing constraints for model cumulus parameterizations and space-based rainfall retrieval algorithms over land that had never before been available. The S-band 2.8 GHz profiler measured the backscattered power from raindrops and ice particles as precipitating cloud systems pass overhead. After calibration, the instrument provided an unattenuated reflectivity estimate through the precipitation. Spectra and moment files are included in netCDF format.

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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

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 11, 2025
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979702104-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2013-01-10
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-04-01
    Category MC3E, geospatial
    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 2a2eca1d-f90c-4f7d-8b6d-b7f611ed5ec2
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/SBAND/DATA201
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -97.49 36.61 -97.49 36.61
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 3a1695eb450b17e86b1c02e78dddaa1d371c94e4025f91cfa015fbd3ef7501ba
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2011-04-16T00:00:00Z/2011-06-07T23:59:59Z

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