Precipitation
Measurement Categories: Atmospheric State
Description: All liquid or solid phase aqueous particles that originate in the atmosphere and fall to the earth's surface.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Disdrometer (DISDROMETER)
- Microwave Radiometer - high frequency (MWRHF)
- Optical Rain Gauge (ORG)
- Precipitation Network (PRECNET)
- Soil Water and Temperature System (SWATS)
- Surface Meteorological Instrumentation (MET)
- Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP (SMET)
- Surface Meteorological Observation System Instruments for SGP (SMOS)
- Surface and Tower Meteorological Instrumentation at NSA (METTWR)
- Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (RAIN)
- Total Precipitation Sensor (TPS)
- External Instruments
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Kansas State University Mesonet (KSUMESO)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- NOAA Climate Reference Network (NOAACRN)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys (TAO)
- Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems (CO2FLX)
- Constrained Variational Analysis (CONSTRVARANA)
- Disdrometer (DISDROMETER)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- NASA N-POL Polarimetric Radar System (NPOL)
- NOAA Research Vessel Ron Brown (RONBROWN)
- PNNL's Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory (PARSL)
- Shipboard Oceanographic and Atmospheric Radiation (SOAR)
- Stable Isotope from Precipitation (PRECIPISO)
- Surface Flux (SFCFLUX)
- Surface Meteorological Instrumentation (MET)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (ABRFC) Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center Process
- abrfcpcp - Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center: hourly estimated precipitation
- abrfcprecip - Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center: estimated precipitation
- (SSMI) Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Process
- ssmi10 - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I): Satellite 10
- ssmi11 - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I): Satellite 11
- ssmi13 - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I): Satellite 13
- ssmi14 - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I): Satellite 14
- ssmi15 - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I): Satellite 15
Datastreams including the measurement
- (CO2FLX) Carbon Dioxide Flux Measurement Systems Datastreams
- 30co2flx4mmet - Eddy Correlation CO2 Flux Data: 4 m samples, meteorological data, 30-min stats
- (DISDROMETER) Disdrometer Datastreams
- disdrometer - Disdrometer: measures rain drop size distribution
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Darwin
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Manus
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, Nauru
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfsupp - ECMWF: supplemental data, entire coverage
- ecmwfsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfc - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfc - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfc - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfc1l - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, single layer, 1-hr avg
- (KSUMESO) Kansas State University Mesonet Datastreams
- 60ksumeso - Kansas Mesonet (High Plains Climate Center): surface met. & radiation data, 60-min
- (MET) Surface Meteorological Instrumentation Datastreams
- met - Surface Meteorological Instrumentation
- (METTWR) Surface and Tower Meteorological Instrumentation at NSA Datastreams
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- (MWR) Microwave Radiometer Datastreams
- mwrhf - Microwave Radiometer: high frequency (MWRHF)
- (MWRHF) Microwave Radiometer - high frequency Datastreams
- mwrhf - Microwave Radiometer: high frequency (MWRHF)
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (NOAACRN) NOAA Climate Reference Network Datastreams
- 60noaacrn - NOAA Climate Reference Network data-precipitation and temperature
- (OKM) Oklahoma Mesonet Datastreams
- 05okm - Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM): 5-min averages, meteorological data from 111 stations
- (ORG) Optical Rain Gauge Datastreams
- org - Optical Rain Gauge measurements: precipitation rate and accumulation
- (PRECNET) Precipitation Network Datastreams
- precnet - Precip, hourly from gauges in hundredths of inches
- (RAIN) Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Datastreams
- rain - Tipping bucket rain gauge
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- fslruc60 - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: FSL output, 60 km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
- synruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km
- (SMET) Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP Datastreams
- smet60s - Surface Meteorology (SMET) station: 60-second meterological data
- (SMOS) Surface Meteorological Observation System Instruments for SGP Datastreams
- (SWATS) Soil Water and Temperature System Datastreams
- swatspcp - Soil Water and Temperature Profiling System Rain Gauges (SWATSPCP)
- (TAO) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean from Buoys Datastreams
- 10taoprecip165e0n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 0 N, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e2n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 2 N, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e2s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 2 S, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e5n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 5 N, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e5s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 5 S, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e8n - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 8 N, 10-min avg
- 10taoprecip165e8s - Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Buoys: precipitation data at 165 E, 8 S, 10-min avg
- (TPS) Total Precipitation Sensor Datastreams
- tps - Total Precipitation Sensor
- (WPDN) Wind Profiler Demo Network Datastreams
- 06fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min meteorological data
- 06fslwpdnrass - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): 6-min RASS data
- 60fslwpdnmet - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): meteorology data, 60-min
- 60fslwpdnrass - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): RASS data, 60-min
- 60wpdnsurf - Wind Profiler Demo Network (WPDN): surface meterology data, 60-min