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The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission for Science and Society
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2016 · Vol. 98(8) · pp. 1679–1695
Gail Skofronick‐Jackson✉(Goddard Space Flight Center)Walter A. Petersen(National Space Science and Technology Center)Wesley Berg(Colorado State University)Chris Kidd(University of Maryland, College Park)Erich Franz Stocker(Goddard Space Flight Center)Dalia Kirschbaum(Goddard Space Flight Center)Ramesh K. KakarScott A. Braun(Goddard Space Flight Center)George J. Huffman(Goddard Space Flight Center)Toshio Iguchi(National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter(NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory)Christian D. Kummerow(Colorado State University)R. Meneghini(Goddard Space Flight Center)Riko Oki(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)William S. Olson(University of Maryland, Baltimore County)Yukari N. Takayabu(The University of Tokyo)Kinji Furukawa(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)T. T. Wilheit(Texas A&M University)
Abstract
The GPM mission collects essential rain and snow data for scientific studies and societal benefit.
Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisSoil Moisture and Remote SensingMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsGlobal Precipitation MeasurementEnvironmental sciencePrecipitationMeteorologyRadarSnowClimatologySatelliteGeographyComputer science
Funding
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- NASA Headquarters
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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816
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