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    • GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V0

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    The GRIP Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD) dataset was collected by the HIRAD instrument, which is a hurricane imaging, single-polarization passive C-band radiometer with both cross-track and along-track resolution that measures strong ocean surface winds through heavy rain from an aircraft or space-based platform. Its swath width is approximately 60 degrees in either direction. V0 data contains brightness temperature measurements taken at a 5 GHz frequency. Rain rate and wind speed files for Hurricane Earl have been added to the collection. HIRAD data was collected for storms Earl and Karl during the Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) experiment from September 1, 2010 through September 16, 2010. The major goal was to better understandhow tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned AirborneSystem (UAS), configuredwith a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes.

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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 December 6, 2023

    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 December 6, 2023
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979852887-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2011-09-28
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-04-28
    Category GRIP (HURRICANE), geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation Cecil, Daniel J, Timothy Miller, W. Linwood Jones, Spencer Farrar and Saleem Sahawneh.2011. GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) indicate subset used. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/HIRAD/DATA201
    Graphic Preview Description N/A
    Graphic Preview File https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/grip/HIRAD/v0/browse/
    Harvest Object Id 048ec221-5cc6-4b85-9340-01be2d519ae4
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/HIRAD/DATA201
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -95.2 18.5 -71.5 28.5
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 13a5418611e59822bcf7b2ee59c08199a3451a09da7a85937544175e6dcb9cc2
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z/2010-09-16T21:39:55Z

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