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GPM_3HSLH·v07·dataset

Heat released by rainfall at different heights (GPM, monthly)

GPM DPR Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V07 (GPM_3HSLH) at GES DISC
atmosphere NASA GES_DISC Level 3 active
In plain English

What it measures. Monthly maps of latent heating, the heat released into the air when water vapor condenses into rain at different altitudes within storms.

How it's made. Calculated from radar rain measurements made by GPM's precipitation radar, then gridded into monthly half-degree maps.

How & where you'd use it. Helps scientists understand how rainfall warms the atmosphere at different heights, which drives weather patterns and atmospheric circulation. The abstract gives only brief detail.

What's measured

ATMOSPHERE › ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPORATMOSPHERE › PRECIPITATION

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2014-03-01 → ongoing
  • Measured byGPM (DPR)
  • Processing levelLevel 3
  • Spatial extent-180, -67, 180, 67
  • 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 Older versions will no longer be available and have been superseded by Version 07.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 Gridded Spectral Latent Heating (3HSLH) products contain latent heating, Q1-QR and Q2 profiles from DPR raindata.

Get the data

gpm_3hslh_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="GPM_3HSLH",
    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.