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GPM Wraps Up Cold Season Campaign

Press Releases & Feature Stories

The XPOL weather radar installed near Calmar, Iowa, photographed April 30, 2013.

NASA and Iowa Flood Center to Host Public Event on Precipitation and Flood Forecasting

06.05.2013
The public and media are invited to meet representatives of NASA and the Iowa Flood Center at an outreach event at 7 p.m. CDT on Wed., June 12 on the Northeast Iowa Community College campus.
The NASA NPOL (left) and D3R (right) precipitation radars deployed south of Waterloo, Iowa, for the Iowa Flood Studies ground measurement campaign

NASA and Colorado State Univ. Volunteer Network Invite Public to Free Webinar on Floods

06.04.2013
The public is invited to participate in a free webinar about a NASA field campaign that uses rain measurements to improve flood forecasting.
Photo of the D3R radar, which measures precipitation at similar frequencies as the radar on the GPM Core satellite, measured rain, snow, and sleet at the Traer site in Iowa.

Notes from the Field: Spring Data Collection Features a Winter Mix

05.09.2013
The GPM Ground Validation team collected a coordinated, co-scanned multi-radar frequency and dual-polarimetric dataset with the D3R and NPOL radars in a mixture of rain, snow and sleet.
May 2, 2013. A radar image similar to what you’d see in a weather report.

Notes from the Field: A Line of Snow in a Cold Spring Shower

05.02.2013
Our forecasters at Iowa State, and I believe via the National Weather Service, are calling this a “once in a career storm.”
Photo of NASA and Iowa Flood Center staff installing instrumentation in eastern Iowa for the IFloodS campaign.

NASA, University of Iowa Ground Measurement Campaign to Improve Flood Forecasting

04.30.2013
Ground data now being collected in northeastern Iowa by the Iowa Flood Studies experiment will evaluate how well NASA's GPM mission satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting.
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Office News

Petersen participates in Google+ Hangout

06.07.2013
Flooding experts from NASA, The Weather Channel and other guests will take reporter's questions on flood prediction during a Google+ Hangout on Tues. June 11 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT.
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Overview

The Field Support Office supports the Earth science research activities of Code 600 scientists at the Wallops Flight Facility (WFF). The Office also conceives, builds, tests, and operates research sensors and instruments, both at Wallops and at remote sites.

Scientists in the Office use aircraft, balloons, and satellite platforms to participate in the full complement of Earth science research activities, including measurements, retrievals, data analysis, model simulations, and calibration/validation. Office personnel collaborate with other scientists and engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center, other NASA centers, and at universities and other government agencies, both nationally and internationally.

Contact Us

Walt Petersen
757.824.1567
walt.petersen@nasa.gov

General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may be directed to the Center Public Affairs office at 1.301.286.8955.

                                                                                                                                                                                        
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  • Last Updated: 06/19/2013