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Global Precipitation Measurement Constellation

Thumbnail for GPM Constellation vidoe
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
GPM Constellation, GPM Core Observatory, orbits, NPP, JAXA, CNES, GCOM-W1, Megha-Tropiques
Summary: 
Animation that demonstrates the global coverage of the GPM Constellation of satellites.

Active and Passive Remote Sensing Diagram

Diagram which illustrates active and passive remote sensing
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Informal, General, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Keywords: 
passive, active, radar, radiometer, frequency
Summary: 
This diagram illustrates the differences between active and passive remote sensing.  TRMM and GPM rely on active and passive instruments to measure the properties of precipitation from space.

GPM Mission Brochure

GPM Mission Brochure cover
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Precipitation, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, DPR, GMI, mission ops
Summary: 
This 17 page flyer provides an overview of the GPM Mission. It describes the technologies used to measure precipitation and the missions scientific goals and societal applications.

GPM: Hurricanes Beyond the Tropics

Screenshot of Irene
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Societal Applications, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hurricanes, Goddard Space Flight Center, extreme weather
Summary: 
Hurricane Irene's impact in New England shows that tropical cyclones can greatly affect regions outside the view of TRMM. The GPM mission will build upon TRMM's legacy by examining a larger swath of Earth with more sensitive instruments.

GPM Constellation of Satellites

Diagram of the satellites that make up the GPM constellation
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Formal, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, GPM Constellation, NPP, GCOM-W1, Megha-Tropiques
Summary: 
Diagram of the multiple precipitation measurement satellites which comprise the GPM constellation.

Our Wet Wide World (GPM Overview)

Wet Wide World Thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water & Life, Weather and Climate, Satellites, Societal Applications
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, GPM Constellation, Goddard Space Flight Center
Summary: 
This video, "Our Wet Wide World", provides an overview of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission and its goals.

World Droughts From 2005 to 2009 Versus Where Crops are Grown

World Droughts From 2005 to 2009 Versus Where Crops are Grown
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Data, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.A
Keywords: 
drought, agriculture
Summary: 
Using data from various satellites, these images show maps of the location of world droughts compared to where crops are grown.

Unmanned NASA Storm Sentinels set for Hurricane Study

Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Keywords: 
airplane, aeronautics, UAV, sensors, hurricanes
Summary: 
NASA will dispatch two unmanned aircraft equipped with specialized instruments high above tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean basin. These "severe storm sentinels" will investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change.