Double Rain Gauge Network, Iowa

Data Contributors KRAJEWSKI, WITOLD F. Parameters PRECIPITATION > RAIN Instruments ORG : OPTICAL RAIN GAUGE

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This data set includes rainfall data from 25 sites in Iowa, centered on the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The collection sites form an approximately regular grid with spacing of 5 km. At each site there are two tipping bucket rain gauges. Data were collected between June 2002 and November 2003. The network is a collaborative effort between NASA, NOAA, the University of Maryland, and the University of Iowa. The experiment was designed to validate the AMSR-E rainfall measurements.

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 4 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to rainfall experiments are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E precipitation data.

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Witold F. Krajewski. 2004. Double Rain Gauge Network, Iowa. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

See Also

• AMSR-E Data at NSIDC
• AMSR-E Validation Portal
• SMEX Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiles, Walnut Creek, Iowa
• IIHR- Hydroscience and Engineering
• AMSR-E Validation Data
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