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    • GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Video Imager (PVI) LPVEx V1

    Metadata Updated: October 30, 2025

    The GPM Ground Validation Precipitation Video Imager (PVI) LPVEx dataset consists of precipitation particle images and drop size distribution (DSD) data collected by the Precipitation Video Imager (PVI) during the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Light Precipitation Validation Experiment (LPVEx) field campaign. This field campaign took place around the Gulf of Finland in September and October of 2010. The goal of the campaign was to provide additional high-latitude, light rainfall measurements for the improvement of GPM satellite precipitation algorithms. The PVI instrument was designed by Dr. Larry Bliven at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Data files are available from September 17, 2010 through May 11, 2011 in Excel format and contain the average, minimum, and logarithmic DSD bin sizes and number of particles per unit time. Browse images are available in BMP and JPG formats.

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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 October 30, 2025

    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 October 30, 2025
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/GPMGV/LPVEX/PVI/DATA101
    Data Last Modified 2025-09-11
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmpvilpvex
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":104.99,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":40.01,"EastBoundingCoordinate":105.01,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":39.99}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 0b52b3244440e1f06a3b95d268b23f6487d803aab3e04cac0a7f8d9d99be58a8
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2010-09-17/2010-09-17

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