1. Sources of Precip Estimates
IR sat
Consistent for 1979
to present
Available ~2 months
after real time
MW sat
MW sat
IR sat
MW sat
MW sat
IR sat
IR sat
rain gauge analysis
GPCP SG
Research TMPA
(3B42 V.6)
Consistent for 1998-present
Better data, 2-6 weeks
after real time
HQ (3B40RT)
GPCP 1DD
VAR (3B41RT)
Consistent for 1997
to present
Available ~2 months
after real time
TMPA-RT
(3B42RT)
Consistent for Feb to present
Available ~9 hr after real time

2. Flat binary precip – 3-hr
Access to 3B42RT
TMPA-RT
(3B42RT)
trmmopen
ftp site
Coded binary –
Precip, satellite type
TRMM project
TOVAS (at GDISC)
Latest global image
TOVAS
data cube
Flat binary precip – 3-hr
7-day accumulation
image
Flat binary precip – 1-day
Regional image loops
TOVAS analysis
Web site
Grapical
output
ASCII
output