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    • GPM PR on TRMM Spectral Latent Heating L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3HSLH_TRMM) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2025

    This is the new (GPM-formated) TRMM product. It replaces the old TRMM_3H25Version 07 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 07.Estimating vertical profiles of latent heating released by precipitating cloud systems is one of the key objectives of TRMM, together with accurately measuring the horizontal distribution of tropical rainfall.The method uses TRMM PR information [precipitation-top height (PTH), precipitation rates at the surface and melting level, and rain type] to select heating profiles from lookup tables. Heating-profile lookup tables for the three rain types—convective, shallow stratiform, and anvil rain (deep stratiform with a melting level)—were derived from numerical simulations of tropical cloud systems from the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA COARE) utilizing a cloud-resolving model (CRM). The SLH algorithm is severely limited by the inherent sensitivity of the TRMM PR. For latent heating, the quantity required is actually cloud top, but the PR can detect only precipitation-sized particles.Because observed information on precipitation depth is used in addition to precipitation type and intensity, differences between shallow and deep convection are more distinct in the SLH algorithm in comparison with the CSH algorithm.Monthly Spectral Latent Heating produces 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree grid of latent heating profiles from the TRMM PR rain. The grids are in the Planetary Grid 2 structure matching the Dual-frequency PR on the core GPM observatory that covers 67S to 67N degrees of latitudes. Areas beyond the ±40 degrees of latitudes are padded with empty grid cells.

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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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    Metadata Created Date April 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/GPM/PR/TRMM/SLH/3A-MONTH/07
    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://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/GPM/browse/GPM_3HSLH_TRMM.png
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":67,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-67}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 9283bbcff0789392911ea67cc468ce0d20eef10e4dc094722fe064b74580e050
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1997-12-01/1997-12-01

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