GHRC News

RSS Monthly 1-deg Microwave Total Precipitable Water netCDF Dataset Published

GHRC has published the RSS Monthly 1-deg Microwave Total Precipitable Water netCDF dataset. This Total Precipitable Water dataset provides http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/MULTIPLE/WATER_VAPOR/DATA302 1 degree gridded data for the monthly means of total precipitable water, a 20 year climatology file, and a cumulative file with data from 1988 to the current month. This includes the anomalies for global mean precipitable water over Ice Free Oceans (60S to 60N) and the tropical mean for 20S to 20N. Satellite instruments used in calculating the means are the SSMI (DMSP-F8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) and SSMIS (16, 17), AMSR-E (Aqua) and Windsat (Coriolis). This dataset is provided in both netCDF-3 and netCDF-4 formatted files.

GHRC Seeks to Improve Search Engine Visibility

For better search engine visibility GHRC has started adding the meta description tag to its existing dataset guides. As new guides are being written the description tag will be included. Guides have also been examined for compliance with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. As new guides are being written, additional code is being added to increase 508 compliance.

GHRC Accepted as a ICSU-WDS Regular Member

GHRC’s application for membership in the International Council for Science (ICSU) World Data System (WDS) has been accepted by the WDS Scientific Committee (WDS-SC). Pending the finalization of a signed agreement with ICSU, GHRC will be a Regular Member of ICSU-WDS.

New Storage Archive Installed and Configured

GHRC has installed and configured a new disk-based Sun Storage 720 archive. Systems administrators and data managers are planning directory layout, archive processes and migration from the existing tape-based Sun Storage L700 system. The new archive will start with 100 TB (usable) and is scalable to up to 2.6 PB raw capacity.

GCPEX 2DVD Dataset Released

GHRC added the GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) GCPEx dataset to its GPM GCPEX dataset collection. Collected from six sites in Ontario, Canada, the data contains daily ASCII files with information on individual snowflakes and hydrometeors, and also binary files preprocessed from raw camera data. Overall data dates range from 27 October 2011 through 27 February 2012 depending on the specific site. GHRC also has related 2DVD datasets for data from the LPVEX and MC3E experiments and data collected at the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC).

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