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RAINFALL RATE

Other Names

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Definition

Rainfall rate is a measure of the intensity of rainfall. It is measured by calculating the amount of rain that falls to the earth surface per unit area per unit of time.

Applications

  1. Evaporation and runoff modeling
  2. Water cycle
  3. Energy cycle
  4. Weather forecast
  5. Climate prediction model

GES DISC Datasets

To access products that have a specific parameter click on the corresponding 'data access' links in the table below.

Parameter Units Platform /Instrument Data
Begin Date End Date Access Doc
Rainfall Rate kg/m^2/s GLDAS Model 1979 2007 ftp Y

Other sources for data

  1. GLDAS
  2. AMS


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  • Last updated: April 07, 2008 13:12:16 GMT