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GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx)

The GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx), conducted in cooperation with Environment Canada in Ontario, Canada, s to characterize the ability of multi-frequency active and passive microwave sensors to detect and estimate falling snow through the collection of microphysical property data, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of falling snow. Through collection of these unique datasets, GCPEx will seek to improve the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithms.

Launch Date
December 2012
Class
Field Campaign
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The GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx), conducted in cooperation with Environment Canada in Ontario, Canada, s to characterize the ability of multi-frequency active and passive microwave sensors to detect and estimate falling snow through the collection of microphysical property data, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of falling snow. Through collection of these unique datasets, GCPEx will seek to improve the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithms.