TRMM - 28km - Daily¶
Description¶
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) Agency to study rainfall for weather and climate research. The TRMM satellite stopped collecting data on April 15, 2015. Launched in late November 1997, with a design lifetime of 3 years, the TRMM satellite produced over 17 years of valuable scientific data. TRMM carried 5 instruments: a 3-sensor rainfall suite (PR, TMI, VIRS) and 2 related instruments (LIS and CERES). TRMM delivered a unique 17-year dataset of global tropical rainfall and lightning.
Climate Engine details¶
- Dataset type
- Climate/Hydrology
- Climate Engine ID
- TRMM_DAILY
- Documentation
- https://support.climateengine.org/article/88-trmm
Dataset details¶
- Scale
- 28km
- Frequency
- Daily
- Coverage
- Global
- Start year
- 1998
- End year
- Present
Earth Engine collection details¶
- Earth Engine asset
- TRMM/3B42
- Earth Engine asset URL
- https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/TRMM_3B42
- Earth Engine source catalog
- Earth Engine Catalog
Variables¶
API variable docs: #tropical-rainfall-measuring-mission
| Name | Units |
|---|---|
| Precipitation | mm |
References¶
- None
Website: https://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Terms of use¶
This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See NASA's Earth Science Data & Information Policy for additional information.