Dataset

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

PrecipitationGlobalNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Dataset Objective

A research satellite in operation from 1997 to 2015, designed to improve our understanding of the distribution and variability of precipitation within the tropics as part of the water cycle in the current climate system

Context

Tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Earth

What is included

Information on rainfall and its associated heat release that helps to power the global atmospheric circulation that shapes both weather and climate

Collection Methods

satellite imagery, microwave energy measurements through microwave radiomenters