NASA Wraps Up Cold Season Campaign for GPM

  • Released Saturday, March 17, 2012

For six weeks in Ontario, Canada, scientists and engineers lead a field campaign to study the science and mechanics of falling snow. The datasets retrieved will be used to generate algorithms which translate what the GPM Core satellite "sees" into precipitation rates, including that of falling snow. Ground validation science manager Walt Petersen gives a summary of the GCPEx field campaign. Field campaigns are critical in improving satellite observations and precipitation measurements.



Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Release date

This page was originally published on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT.


Missions

This page is related to the following missions:

Series

This page can be found in the following series:

Tapes

The media on this page originally appeared on the following tapes:
  • GCPEx Field Campaign Wrap-up (ID: 2012027)
    Monday, March 19, 2012 at 4:00AM