GES DISC GPM

This document describes the GES DISC GPM HDF5 files.

HDF5 Swath files

The following table summarizes the information collected for the files:

File size(avg.) Coordinate system Datafield Dim. Range CF-compliant information Features
17MB Latitude/Longitude (2D); SCaltitude, SClatitude, SClongitude, SCorientation under SCstatus group. 2D, 3D No dimension scale; Non-standard name attributes:'Units', 'DimensionNames', 'CodeMissingValue'; Non-standard attribute value 'degrees' is used. Chunking: 32 x 221; Compression: gzip level 6

To retrieve sample GPM Swath files and read the detailed description of these files, please click here.

HDF5 Grid files

The following table summarizes the information collected for the files:

File size(avg.) Number of grid Has lat/lon Projection Datafield Dim. Range CF-compliant information Features
29MB 1 Yes GEO: Registration=Center, Origin=SOUTHWEST, Resolution=0.1 degrees 2D Dimension scales are used. Both data and coordinate variables have standard CF attributes. Chunking - 145 x 1800; Compression - gzip level 6

To retrieve sample GPM files and read the detailed description of these files, please click here.


Last modified: 06/02/2017
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