Rainfall
rate taken by the WSR-88D radar in Eureka. Image courtesy of David
Wolff of Goddard Space Flight Center and the AMSR-E
Science Team.
Eureka, CA, USA NEXRAD/Gauge Site
A Next Generation Radar/Weather Surveillance Radar-88
Doppler (NEXRAD/WSR-88D) and a small rain gauge network in Eureka,
California USA provided ground validation data for AMSR-E Rainfall
Validation efforts. Gauges were installed 24-28 August 2000 in clusters
of varying density to determine a best estimate of a true rain rate
through measurement redundancy. The WSR-88D radar has a measurement
range radius of 150-200 km. It measures instantaneous rain rate, stratiform/convective
rain type, and five-day and monthly rain accumulation, in addition
to radar reflectivity, with a 2 km resolution for most products.
For more information on NEXRAD, visit the NOAA
Radar Operations Center Web site.
Eureka NEXRAD Data
NEXRAD Rainfall Data: Eureka,
California
AMSR-E Project at NSIDC
Includes AMSR-E data, tools, FAQs, news, research
and more
AMSR-E/Aqua Data at NSIDC
Using AMSR-E Soil Moisture Data to Study Extent of March 2004 Flood
Rainfall
Over Land from the AMSR-E
PDF regarding the Iowa City, Iowa and Eureka, California AMSR-E validation sites (Ferraro and McCollom 2003)
NOAA Radar Operations
Center
Information about the NEXRAD Weather Surveillance
Radar 88 Doppler (WSR-88D)
AMSR-E Science Team Web site
Includes information regarding the AMSR-E instrument, project objectives, validation efforts, data products, publications, and additional resources.
