NASA/JAXA GPM Satellite Watches Tropical Storm Nepartak During the Olympics
Tropical Storm Nepartak was seen off the coast of Japan on July 27, 2021 while the Olympics were being held in nearby Tokyo.
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.
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- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC)
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- Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, July 30, 2021.
This page was last updated on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM EST.
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Rain Rates (Surface Precipitation) [GPM: GMI]
ID: 822Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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Volumetric Precipitation data (Ku) [GPM: DPR]
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IMERG
ID: 863This dataset can be found at: http://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/IMERG_ATBD_V4.4.pdf
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