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GPM_2HCSH·v07·dataset

Heat released by steady rain (GPM combined sensors)

GPM DPR and GMI Combined Stratiform Heating L2 1.5 hours 5 km V07 (GPM_2HCSH) at GES DISC
atmosphere NASA GES_DISC Level 2 active
In plain English

What it measures. Captures the heat released by steady, widespread (stratiform) rain as water condenses, given as profiles at different altitudes.

How it's made. Combines rain radar and microwave sensor data from the GPM satellite into a product spanning short 1.5-hour windows at 5 km detail.

How & where you'd use it. Feeds weather and climate research that needs to know where and how much heat rainfall pumps into the atmosphere.

What's measured

ATMOSPHERE › ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPORATMOSPHERE › PRECIPITATION

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2014-03-08 → ongoing
  • Measured byGPM (DPR)
  • Processing levelLevel 2
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • StatusCOMPLETE

What you can do with it

  • Map air pollutants — NO₂, aerosols, ozone
  • Track greenhouse gases and Earth's energy budget
  • Feed weather and air-quality analysis
Official description

Version 07 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 07. The Convective Stratiform Heating (2HCSH) products contain latent heating, Q1-QR and Q2 profiles from DPR raindata. Version 07 is the current version of the data set. Older versions will no longer be available and are superseded by Version 07.

Get the data

gpm_2hcsh_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="GPM_2HCSH",
    version="07",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from GES_DISC
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.