GPM Video File
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is an international satellite mission that will set a new standard for precipitation measurements from space, providing the next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours. GPM data will advance our understanding of the water and energy cycles and extend the use of precipitation data to directly benefit society. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is NASA's main partner in GPM. GPM will launch in early 2014.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Trent L. Schindler (USRA)
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Video editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Interviewees
- Arthur Hou (NASA/GSFC)
- Gail Skofronick Jackson (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Videographers
- Brooke Harris (USRA)
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Tapes
This visualization originally appeared on the following tapes:-
GPM Video File
(ID: 2013081)
Friday, November 15, 2013 at 5:00AM
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