Rainfall Estimation (NASA-TRMM)

Data provided by:National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Data accessibility:visualization of data (e.g. web GIS or real time monitoring)

Link to the data:

• TRMM Online Visualization and Analysis System (TOVAS)
• Extreme Events Archive
• Latest 3 Hourly TRMM Global Rainfall
• TRMM Precipitation Radar Rain Characteristics (Giovanni interface)
• Current Heavy Rain, Flood and Landslide Estimates

File type:hdf, hdf, hdf, hdf, jpeg, jpeg, kml1, kml, txt, webmap

Data type:hazard specific data

Hazard:Drought, Mass Movement, Flood, Severe Storm

Disaster cycle phase:Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery

Satellites and Sensors:TRMM (PR), TRMM (TMI)

Spatial coverage:Global

Spatial resolution:4000.00

Temporal coverage:Archive, Forecasted, Near-real time

Content dates:2002-2016

Technical Specifications:

• TRMM mission came to an end on April 15 2015
• TRMM and Other Data Precipitation Data Set Documentation
• Evaluation of NWP Precipitation Forecasts for Global Flood Warning

Costs:free

Contact:Contact List

Tutorials on the use of data:Data recipies, TRMM and Other Data Precipitation Data Set Documentation, Visualization Help, Senior Review Proposal 2007, Tropical Storm Position Page

Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:

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