All GPM data products can be found at NASA Goddard's Precipitation Processing Center. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. GPM's new high-resolution microwave imager data and the unique radar data ensure that forecasters and modelers won't have a gap in coverage. Its predecessor precipitation satellite, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, after 18 years of operation was deorbited June 16 (the same day Tropical Storm Bill made landfall). The addition of GPM data to the current suite of satellite data is timely. Viewed from the side, the stark color change from blue to green marks the transition from ice to rain.įor forecasters, GPM's microwave and radar data are part of the toolbox of satellite data, including other low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites, that they use to monitor tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Shades of blue represent ice in the upper part of clouds. The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar provides the three-dimensional view, showing the structure of the storm spiraling inward toward the center, with heavier rain on the north side of the storm. The GPM Microwave Imager sees through the tops of clouds to observe how much and where precipitation occurs. The GPM Core Observatory carries two instruments that show the location and intensity of rain and snow, which defines a crucial part of the storm structure – and how it will behave. This visualization shows Bill at precisely 12:11:27am CST (6:11:27 GMT) on June 17, 2015. Both the public and the media will now be able to see high definition aerial views of anywhere on earth to. Shortly after midnight, GPM passed over the storm as it slowly worked it's way northward across the already drenched state of Texas. Oct 25th, 2019 Satellite imagery company Soar has today announced it is now allowing public access to its satellites which provide near-real time imagery all across Earth at 10m resolution per pixel. Tropical Storm Bill made landfall over Texas at approximately 11:45am CST on June 16, 2015.
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