Global Partnerships for a Global Precipitation Measurement

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Global Partnershipsfor aGlobal Precipitation
Measurement
W. James Adams NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center February 27, 2002
G O D D A R D S P A C E F L I
G H T C E N T E R
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Profound Effects
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The Vision

• Many Countries
• Many Sensors
• Common Ground
• Common Good

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Primary Spacecraft

• High Accuracy
• 94 of the Earths Precipitation
• Calibration Standard

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Validation

• Establish Ground Truth
• Measure Error
• Cooperative Research

Supersite Research Center
Meteorology-Microphysics Aircraft
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Constellation

• Rolling Wave
• Many Data Sources
• Diverse Sensors
• Global Coverage

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Partnership Opportunity
Primary

• Space Segments
• Ground Segments
• Research
• Dissemination

International Partners
SSMIS (2)
TDRSS
Constellation
International Partner Operations Center
White Sands
SSMIS Operations
Archive
Validation Data
Global Precipitation Data Processing Center
U.S. Mission Operations Center
Near Real-Time Rainfall
3-hr Rain Map
Climate Data
IR Data
AMSU
GP Data Broadcast Network
Virtual Ground Station
Global Precipitation Network
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Life on Earth

• Understanding Climate Change
• Improving Weather Forecasts
• Better Water Use and Planning

For more information contact jim.adams_at_gsfc.nasa.
gov