Earth  ID: 12050

Researchers Gear Up For OLYMPEX

Released on November 10, 2015
From November 10 through December 21, NASA and university scientists are taking to the field to study wet winter weather near Seattle, Washington. With weather radars, weather balloons, specialized ground instruments, and NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory, the science team will be verifying rain and snowfall observations made by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission on a NASA-led field campaign, The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX.

For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall
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This is a preview video of The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX, NASA-led field campaign, which is taking place on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State from November 2015 through February 2016.
 

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For More Information

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall

Credits

Lead Scientists:
Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC)
Walt A. Petersen (NASA/GSFC Wallops)

Scientists:
David B. Wolff (NASA/WFF)
Patrick Gatlin (NASA/MSFC)
Matt Wingo (University of Alabama Huntsville)
Joe Zagrodnik (University of Washington)

Producer:
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA)

Videographer:
Steve S. Parcel (Arcata)

Writer:
Ellen T. Gray (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Support:
Joy Ng (USRA)

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Ice
SVS >> Water
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Radar
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Sleet
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Snow
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Ground Validation

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0