For six weeks in Ontario, Canada, scientists and engineers lead a field campaign to study the science and mechanics of falling snow. The datasets retrieved will be used to generate algorithms which translate what the GPM Core satellite "sees" into precipitation rates, including that of falling snow. Ground validation science manager Walt Petersen gives a summary of the GCPEx field campaign. Field campaigns are critical in improving satellite observations and precipitation measurements.
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GSFC_20120317_GPM_m10938_GCPEx_Wrap_up
Date Created
March 17, 2012
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GSFC
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video
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Ryan Fitzgibbons
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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