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Jump to navigation NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT MISSIONS Search form Search Home GPM Mission Overview Science Objectives Constellation Partners PMM Science Team Science Team Login Meetings and Workshops Mission Updates Launch Extreme Weather News GPM Ground Validation GPM Flight Project Spacecraft and Instruments Core Observatory GMI DPR Meet the Team TRMM Mission Overview Extreme Weather PMM Science Team Science Team Login Instruments PR TMI VIRS LIS CERES Products and Applications Latest Rainfall Data Global Flood and Landslide Monitoring Hurricanes and Typhoons Rain Averages and Anomolies TRMM Based Climatology Quicklooks at TRMM Orbits TRMM Ground Validation Science Science Overview Research Topics Storm Structure and Mesoscale Dynamics Precipitation Microphysics Global Water Cycle Climate Change Precipitation Algorithms Radar Algorithms Radiometer Algorithms Combined Algorithms Multi-Satellite Algorithms Ground Validation Direct Statistical Validation Physical Validation Integrated Hydrological Validation Ground and Airborne Instruments NPOL D3R GV Documents Empty Field Campaigns ICE-POP OLYMPEX IPHEx IFloodS GCPEx MC3E LPVEx C3VP Applications Tropical Cyclones Extreme Weather Floods Landslides Global Landslide Model Land Surface Models Training Climate Prediction Soil Moisture Agriculture Freshwater Availability World Health Disease Initiative Meetings GPM Applications Workshops PMM Science Team Meetings GPM International Planning Workshops International Workshops for GPM Ground Validation TRMM International Science Conferences Data Access Data Downloads & Documentation GPM TRMM Ground Validation Data Sources Data News Data FAQ Data Citations Training Data Tutorials Extreme Weather News Using the PPS FTP Data Visualization Global Viewer Precipitation and Applications Viewer NASA Worldview Resources Featured Articles Archive Frequently Asked Questions Images PMM GPM TRMM Flight Project Ground Validation Videos GPM TRMM Ground Validation 3D Printed GPM Data Glossary Acronyms Media & Press Related Sites Site Map GPM Refereed Publications TRMM Refereed Publications Documents Algorithm Information Ground Validation Overview Documents Programmatic Science Papers Education Current Activities Water Cycle Weather & Climate Technology Societal Applications TRMM operated from 1997 - 2015 and carried the first on-orbit active/passive instruments to study tropical rainfall. 3B42* data production ended on 12/31/2019 ...more An international satellite mission launched by NASA and JAXA on Feb. 27, 2014 , that is setting new standards for precipitation measurements worldwide using a network of satellites united by the GPM Core Observatory. Get data Climate Change and Landslide Risk in Asia More frequent and intense rainfall events due to climate change could cause more landslides in the High Mountain Asia region of China, Tibet and Nepal, according to the first quantitative study of the link between precipitation and landslides in the region. High Mountain Asia stores more fresh water in its snow and glaciers than any place on Earth outside the poles, and more than a billion people rely on it for drinking and irrigation. The study... Rain Brought Brief Relief to Australia For much of the 2019-2020 austral summer, plumes of bushfire smoke have billowed from southeastern Australia in such large amounts that the ground was barely visible in satellite images. In mid-January, some of those plumes were finally quelled by a few days of much-needed rainfall. The map shows rainfall accumulation from January 15-21, 2020, in New South Wales and neighboring states. These data are remotely-sensed estimates that come from... Typhoon Kammuri Hits the Philippines While the Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30th, Typhoon Kammuri (known as Tisoy in the Philippines), which recently struck the central Philippines as a powerful Category 4 typhoon, is a reminder that the Pacific typhoon season is not yet over. In fact, while typhoon season does peak from around June through November, similar to the Atlantic, typhoons can occur throughout the year in the Pacific. Kammuri first... GPM Data Tracks Landslides in Bangladesh Camp managers and other local officials overseeing Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are now incorporating NASA satellite observations into their decision making in order to reduce the risk to refugees from landslides and other natural hazards. Information like daily rain totals can help inform how to lay out refugee camps and store supplies. Two Decades of Precipitation Measurement NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) have collected rain and snowfall from space for nearly 20 years, and for the first time in 2019, scientists can access PMM’s entire record as one data set. PMM includes two missions – the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), which orbited Earth from 1997 to 2015, and its successor, the joint NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM), which has been collecting data since... 1 2 3 4 5 FEATURED ARTICLES LATEST HALF-HOURLY PRECIPITATION Displays of realtime data on this site may be intermittent today due to server maintenance. -- Download Data | Extreme Events | Precipitation Maps EXTREME WEATHER NEWS Tuesday, February 18, 2020 : GPM Flies Over Extratropical Cyclone Dennis in the U.K. Thursday, January 30, 2020 : Heavy Rain Leads to Flooding in Brazil Friday, January 10, 2020 : Two Weeks of Heavy Rain over the Eastern Mediterranean Friday, September 20, 2019 : Tropical Storm Imelda Brings Flooding Rain To Texas Friday, September 6, 2019 : GPM IMERG Measures Hurricane Dorian's Rainfall from the Caribbean to Canada 1 2 3 4 5 GPM Data Precipitation data from the GPM and TRMM missions is made available free to the public in a variety of formats from several sources. This section outlines the different types of data available, the levels of processing, the sources to download the data, and some helpful tips for utilizing precipitation data in your research. GPM Data Start Page Data Visualization Tools GPM Data FAQ Training Learn how to access and analyze global precipitation data in this series of training sessions. Register for upcoming training sessions and download videos and slides from past training sessions. Topics include: Overview of GPM data and tools, GPM data search and analysis, data import and analysis in GIS, using Python with GPM data, and more. T raining Home Page D ata Processing "Recipes" Multimedia Photos and videos that tell the story of the Precipitation Measurement Missions. Watch the GPM Core Observatory being built and tested at NASA Goddard, learn about the science of measuring precipitation, and more. Images & Videos GPM Informational Brochure GPM on Youtube Hi-Res Video Downloads from Goddard Multimedia Science Through an advanced set of instruments, TRMM and GPM provide new information on precipitation characteristics and how rain and snow interact within the Earth system. This section explores how space-borne precipitation measurements are acquired, processed, and utilized. 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