NASA/JAXA GPM Satellite Watches Tropical Storm Nepartak During the Olympics
- Written by:
- Alex Kekesi
- Scientific consulting by:
- George Huffman
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The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory satellite flew over Tropical Storm Nepartak at 9:30Z on July 27, 2021 while the Olympics were being held in nearby Tokyo. GPM observed the storm’s rainfall with its two unique science instruments: the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR). Although the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics did receive some inclement weather from the outer bands, the majority of the storm stayed out to sea providing strong waves for the inaugural Olympic surfing competitions.
GPM data is archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/
GPM data is archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Credits
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Data visualizers
- Alex Kekesi (GST) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBRwyle)
Missions
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IMERG
Data Compilation
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NASA/GSFC
CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Cloud Composite
Data Compilation
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Climate Prediction Center (CPC)
Global cloud cover from multiple satellites
See more visualizations using this data setGPM Volumetric Precipitation data (A.K.A. Ku) (Collected with the DPR sensor)
Observed Data
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JAXA
Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
See more visualizations using this data setGPM Rain Rates (A.K.A. Surface Precipitation) (Collected with the GMI sensor)
Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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