{"id":346,"date":"2020-10-28T15:46:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/?p=346"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:37:30","slug":"the-nasa-jaxa-global-precipitation-measurement-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/2020\/10\/28\/the-nasa-jaxa-global-precipitation-measurement-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"The NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Leicester precipitation scientists Daniel Watters and Alessandro Battaglia outline how a NASA-JAXA mission addresses the challenge of global measurement of precipitation.<\/em><\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two precipitation scientists from Leicester\u2019s Earth Observation Science Group have written a paper aimed at describing the NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission to a general audience (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/wea.3865\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/wea.3865<\/a>).\u00a0 <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leicester scientists use the space-borne precipitation observations from this GPM mission in their research.\u00a0 Their research involves investigating the ability of GPM to accurately measure surface rainfall over Great Britain and Ireland.\u00a0 Other research includes using GPM measurements to understand the daily cycle of precipitation across the globe, and identifying the limitations of climate models in representing this daily cycle.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/10\/image-7.png 727w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/10\/image-7-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption>The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory measuring over a mid\u2010latitude storm. The red, white, magenta, maroon and blue lines indicate the flight path, satellite altitude, GPM Microwave Imager swath, Dual\u2010frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) Ku\u2010band (KuPR) swath and DPR Ka\u2010band (KaPR) swath, respectively. The rainfall is heaviest where red and lightest where dark blue; 3\u2010dimensional measurements are only available from the DPR segment of the swath. Credit: NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio; adapted from original image.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In their article, the GPM mission is described from first principles, and introduces the reader to the world of spaceborne precipitation science.\u00a0 The scientists explain the importance of measuring precipitation for the benefit of society, and the limitations of observing global precipitation from the ground.\u00a0 <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as the need for precipitation measurements from space, the type of instruments required to produce spaceborne measurements are explored, including their strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0 <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the GPM satellite constellation is described, including its current and future status and how it addresses the challenges of providing frequent precipitation measurements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester precipitation scientists Daniel Watters and Alessandro Battaglia outline how a NASA-JAXA mission addresses the challenge of global measurement of precipitation. 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