A Decade of Global Precipitation Measurement: US-Japan Cooperation | NASA Goddard

 A Decade of Global Precipitation Measurement: US-Japan Cooperation | NASA Goddard

Through rain and snow, hurricane, typhoon and monsoon, flash flood and bomb cyclone, for ten years, the joint NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission has measured a lot of water. GPM’s Core Observatory satellite launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan in early 2014, becoming the first satellite to be able to see through the clouds and measure liquid and frozen precipitation from the Equator to polar regions using a radar. Now in its tenth year of operation, we look at ten events brought to light by this groundbreaking mission.

To access free GPM data, visit: https://gpm.nasa.gov/data

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer

Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA)

Scientist

George Huffman (NASA/GSFC)

Visualizers

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)

Animators

Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Lisa Poje (Freelance)

Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Science advisor

George Huffman (NASA/GSFC)

Writer

Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA)

Interviewee

George Huffman (NASA/GSFC)

Editor

Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA)

Duration: 9 minutes

Release Date: July 31, 2024

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