GPM GROUND VALIDATION NCAR CLOUD MICROPHYSICS PARTICLE PROBES GCPEX

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The GPM Ground Validation NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes GCPEx data was collected during the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx), which occurred in Ontario, Canada during the winter season of 2011 through 2012. GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. The GPM Ground Validation NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes GCPEx dataset was obtained from three instruments carried aboard the University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation aircraft. These probes, the 2D-C, Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) and High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer (HVPS-3), collected particle size distributions and particle images which were processed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Data were collected January 16, 2012 through February 25, 2012. A related cloud microphysics dataset, GPM Ground Validation UND Citation Cloud Microphysics GCPEx is also available.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/MUTIPLE/DATA201
landingPage	https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmparprbgcpex
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-80.549,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":46.3966,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-78.7659,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":43.4595}]]
temporal	2012-01-19/2012-01-19
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]