Earth  ID: 4740

GPM observes Washington DC flooding

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on July 25, 2019
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Animation that begins by showing IMERG precipitation across the eastern United States. GPM's DPR and GPROF data then wipe in. The camera then zooms into the Washington DC region to take a closer look at the precipitation centered over the DC area as the interior structure of the event is revealed.
On July 8, 2019 Washington DC experienced terrible flooding due to a rain event that drenched the city with 4 inches of rain in one hour. GPM flew over the weather event as it occurred and captured this stunning view of the extreme precipitation that inundated the region.
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Color bar for frozen precipitation rates (ie, snow rates). Shades of cyan represent low amounts of frozen precipitation, whereas shades of purple represent high amounts.
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Color bar for liquid precipitation rates (ie, rain rates). Shades of green represent low amounts of liquid precipitation, whereas shades of red represent high amounts.

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Data Visualizer
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Data Visualizer
Gail Skofronick Jackson (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
George Huffman (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
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Mission:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Data Used:
CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Cloud Composite
Data Compilation - Climate Prediction Center (CPC) - 7/8/2019 00:00 - 13:30Z
Global cloud cover from multiple satellites
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GPM/GMI/Surface Precipitation also referred to as: Rain Rates
7/8/2019
Credit:
Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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GPM/DPR/Ku also referred to as: Volumetric Precipitation data
Observed Data - JAXA - 7/8/2019
Credit:
Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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also referred to as: IMERG
Data Compilation - NASA/GSFC - 7/8/2019
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This item is part of these series:
Flooding
Floods
GPM Animations

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Rain
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere >> Surface Water >> Floods
SVS >> Hyperwall
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Floods
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Terrestrial Hydrosphere >> Surface Water >> Floods

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0