GPM Monitor: Spring 2006
6.2005 The project team has been very busy refining the top level mission science requirements, developing the hybrid concept for the Core Spacecraft, working to define the DPR interface requirements, and managing the GMI development. + More

Space network to track rainfall
4.3.2006 - GPM will provide three-hourly reports on rainfall. It aims to improve weather forecasting and understanding of how the global water cycle affects climatic change. + More (BBC News)

GPM Monitor: Winter 2006
2.2006 - 2005 ended on a strong note, and we hope to build on that momentum as we head into 2006. + More

GPM Monitor: Fall 2005
10.2005 - This past month has been very eventful for the GPM Project, as several important decisions were made that will positively affect the mission. + More

GPM Monitor: Summer 2005
8.2005 - The past couple of months have been a whirlwind of activity for the GPM project. + More

GPM Monitor: Spring 2005
4.2005 - This issue of The GPM Monitor is particularly timely, as the Project has a great deal of exciting news to report to the GPM community. + More

NASA Selects Ball Aerospace to Build Instrument for Climate and Weather Mission
3.18.2005 - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by NASAÕs Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to build the Global Precipitation Measurement-Microwave Imager (GMI) in support of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. + More

GPM Monitor: Winter 2004
12.2004 - Due to budgetary challenges, the Project has altered the development approach for the GPM Core Spacecraft. In addition, there have been some GPM project staffing changes since last fall. + More

NASA to Decommission TRMM
7.16.2004 - The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission has provided data used worldwide in the monitoring of hazardous weather and is now in its seventh year, having completed all of its objectives. The GPM satellite is planned to carry advanced, dual-frequency radar that will exceed the capabilities of TRMM's radar. + More

Warming Oceans Could Mean More Rainy Days in Paradise
3.03.2004 - Don't look for more sunny days while vacationing in paradise! A recent study of tropical oceans that used satellites including NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), found that rain in the tropics will become more frequent as ocean temperatures rise. + More

GPM Monitor: Fall 2003
9.2003 - GPM has undergone quite a few changes lately. Whether large or small, each change we encounter impacts the mission, our team, or the science objectives to some degree. + More

GPM Monitor: Winter 2003
2.2003 - NASA Headquarters has assured me that GPM remains one of their highest priority missions.. + More

GPM Monitor: Fall 2002
10.2002 - The long-term milepost is to establish GPM and its contributions firmly in the minds of the worldÕs citizens. We envision a scenario where nearly all members of the public will recognize GPM and the impact it has on their lives. + More

GPM Monitor: Summer 2002
6.2002 - Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is a large, complex mission that will require the efforts of an international team to attain its goals. + More