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Falling Snow Estimates from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) MissionRetrievals of falling snow from space represent an important data set for understanding the Earth's atmospheric, hydrological, and energy cycles, especially during climate change. Estimates of falling snow must be captured to obtain the true global precipitation water cycle, snowfall accumulations are required for hydrological studies, and without knowledge of the frozen particles in clouds one cannot adequately understand the energy and radiation budgets. While satellite-based remote sensing provides global coverage of falling snow events, the science is relatively new and retrievals are still undergoing development with challenges remaining. This work reports on the development and testing of retrieval algorithms for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Core Satellite, launched February 2014, with a specific focus on meeting GPM Mission requirements for falling snow.
Document ID
20180004348
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gail Skofronick-Jackson ORCID(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Stephen J Munchak ORCID(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Sarah Ringerud ORCID(University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland, United States)
Walter A Petersen (Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Benjamin Lott (University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2018
Publication Date
July 23, 2017
Publication Information
Publication: 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
e-ISSN: 2153-7003
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8127559
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN51573
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Country: US
Start Date: July 23, 2017
End Date: July 28, 2017
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX17AE79A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
Technical Review
External Peer Committee
Keywords
Precipitation
Snow
Microwave
Satellite
Validation

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