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    • GPM GROUND VALIDATION NCAR CLOUD MICROPHYSICS PARTICLE PROBES MC3E

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

    The GPM Ground Validation NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes MC3E dataset was collected during the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E), which took place in central Oklahoma during the April-June 2011 period. The overarching goal was to provide the most complete characterization of convective cloud systems, precipitation, and the environment that has ever been obtained, providing constraints for model cumulus parameterization and space-based rainfall retrieval algorithms over land that had never before been available. The GPM Ground Validation NCAR Cloud Microphysics Particle Probes MC3E dataset was obtained from three instruments carried aboard the University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation aircraft. These probes, the 2D-C, Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP) and High Volume Precipitation Spectrometer (HVPS-3), collected particle size distributions and particle images which were processed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Data were collected April 22, 2011 through June 2, 2011.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/GPMGV/MC3E/MULTIPLE/DATA202
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 805da7e3-58d5-416e-8eaa-e465fdeddb11
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-98.5,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":37.5,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-96.5,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":35.5}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 7bd820d1bde00a21acd1b7aa3408d0ed688f59aac2efb1dc0ecc216f2c91198e
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2011-04-22/2011-06-02

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