# NASA Global Satellite and Model Data Products and Services for Tropical Meteorology and Climatology
## 2 Satellite Missions, Projects and Data
### Datasets for Tropical Meteorology and Climatology
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Source (Satellite Mission or Project)**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Dataset Name**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Dataset Description**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Resolution**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Coverage**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Processing Level,**} \\  & TRMM & TRMM PR (Ko-band) & Precipitation and reflectivity profiles, near-surface precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)5 km & December 1997 to April 2015, & Level 2, orbital \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Precipitation**} & TRMM & TRMM Combined (DPR and GM) & Surface total precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)5 km & December 1997 to April 2015, & Level 2, orbital \\  & TRMM & TRMM Combined (DPR and GM) & Surface total precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)5 km & December 1997 to April 2015, & Level 2, orbital \\  & & & & & 40”S-40” N & Level 2, orbital \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Precipitation**} & GYM & GYM Profiling Algorithm (CFRO) & Hydrometeor profiles, surface convective precipitation, surface precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)17 km & Variant, depending on sensor & Level 2, orbital \\  & GYM & GPM Profiling Algorithm (CFRO) & Precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)17 km & Variant, depending on sensor & Level 2, orbital \\  & & & & & \\  & GYM DRF (dual-frequency) & Precipitation and reflectivity profiles and near-surface precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)5 km & March 2014-present & Level 2, orbital \\  & & Profile & & & 70”S-50” N & Level 2, orbital \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Prioripitation**} & GYM & GYM Combined (DPR and GM) & Surface total precipitation & 90 min., \(\sim\)5 km & March 2014-present & Level 2, orbital \\  & & & & & 70”S-50” N & Level 2, orbital \\ \cline{2-6}  & GYM & IMERG (Early, Late and Final Run) & Precipitation & 30 min., 01. deg. & June 2000-present, 90” S-50” N & Level 3, grid \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Prioripitation**} & GYM & Common Calibrated Brightness & Passive microwave (PMW) & 90 min., \(\sim\)17 km & Variant, depending on sensor & Level 1, orbital \\  & & Temperature & brightness temperature & & & \\ \cline{2-6}  & National Center for Environmental Prediction & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C} & \multirow{2}{*}{NCEP C/C} \\  & & Center (CFRO) & & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Wind**} & Modern-Ens Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 & \multirow{2}{*}{METINSNV} & 2D incremental analysis update (AU) diagnostic, single level & Hourly, \(6.62\times 0.5\) deg. & January 1980-present, global & Level 4, grid \\  & & (HERR)-2 & & meteorology & & & \\ \cline{2-6}  & MEBRA-2 & & & 3D analyzed state, meteorology & \(6.62\times 0.5\) deg. & January 1980-present, global & Level 4, grid \\  & & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Sea Surface Temperature**} & MEBRA-2 & MEINSNV & 2D IAU diagnostic, single level & Hourly, \(6.02\times 0.5\) deg. & January 1980-present, global & Level 4, grid \\  & & & & & & \\ \cline{2-6}  & Atmospheric Infrared & \multirow{2}{*}{AR2 RET} & & Aqua AINS Level 2 standard & \multirow{2}{*}{-50 km} & \multirow{2}{*}{August 2002-present, global} & Level 2, swath \\  & & & & physical (AINS+ A) & & & \\  & & & Advanced Microwave Computing & & & & \\ \cline{2-6}  & AIRS & AR03 STD & Aqua AINS Level 3 daily standard physical retrieval (AIRS + AMSV) & Daily, \(1\times 1\) deg. & August 2002-present, global & Level 3, grid \\ \hline \multirow{7}{*}{**Sea Level Pressure**} & MEBRA-2 & MEINSNV & 2D IAU diagnostic, single level & Hourly, \(6.02\times 0.5\) deg. & January 1980-present, global & Level 4, grid \\  & & & & & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-6}  & AIRS & AR03 ERET & Aqua AINS Level 2 standard physical retrieval (AIRS + AMSV) & & August 2002-present, global & Level 2, swath \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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