Search MCSs observed by TRMM (199712-201406) or GMP (201403-?)

Satellite:	TRMM GPM
Date:	From to (YYYYMMDD)
Latitude:	From to degree
Longitude:	From to degree
Volumetric Rain:	From to (mm/hour*km^2 )
MaxHt 20dBZ:	greater than less than km
MaxHt 40dBZ:	greater than less than km
Min85GHzPCT:	greater than less than K
Flashs:	greater than less than #
MaxNearSurfdBZ	greater than less than dB
%convective	greater than less than %
Land or Ocean	Both Land Ocean
Sort by	date rain volume area flashes Min85GHzPCT MaxHt20dBZ MaxHt40dBZ

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Plot and cut version 7 TRMM orbit in Dec 1997 - Dec 2013

orbit#:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Plot Size in degree:
Plot type	6 panels 3_D 4 panels with flash

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Plot and cut GPM orbit in Mar 2014 - current

orbit#:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Plot Size in degree:
Plot type	6 panels 3_D 4 panels with flash

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Plot TRMM PF LEVEL-3 data

Products:	14_year DJF MAM JJA SON
Variable	RAIN_GPCC RAIN_3B43 RAIN_GPCC RAIN_GPCC_NUM_GAUGES RAIN_3A12 PIX_3A12 RAIN_PIX_3A12 RAIN_3A25 PIX_3A25 RAIN_PIX_3A25 TOT_PIX_PR TOT_PIX_20DBZ TOT_PIX_TMI TOT_PIX_2A25 TOT_PIX_2A12 TOT_PIX_NLT275 TOT_PIX_NLT250 TOT_PIX_NLT225 TOT_PIX_NLT200 TOT_PIX_NLT175 TOT_PIX_NLT150 TOT_PIX_NLT125 TOT_PIX_NLT100 TOT_PIX_N20DBZ TOT_PIX_CH4LE210 TOT_PIX_CH4LE235 TOT_PIX_CH4LT273 TOT_PIX_CH4GE273 TOT_PIX_STRAT TOT_PIX_CONV TOT_PIX_SAMPLE_PR TOT_PIX_SAMPLE_TMI TOT_VOLRAIN_2A25 TOT_VOLRAIN_2A12 TOT_VOLRAIN_20DBZ TOT_VOLRAIN_STRAT TOT_VOLRAIN_CONV TOT_FLASHCOUNT TOT_FEATURE MIN_85PCT MIN_37PCT MIN_IR MAX_DBZ MAX_HT MAX_HT15 MAX_HT20 MAX_HT30 MAX_HT40 MAX_FLASHCOUNT TOT_MCS_PIX_PR TOT_MCS_PIX_20DBZ TOT_MCS_PIX_TMI TOT_MCS_PIX_2A25 TOT_MCS_PIX_2A12 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT275 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT250 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT225 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT200 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT175 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT150 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT125 TOT_MCS_PIX_NLT100 TOT_MCS_PIX_N20DBZ TOT_MCS_PIX_CH4LE210 TOT_MCS_PIX_CH4LE235 TOT_MCS_PIX_CH4LT273 TOT_MCS_PIX_CH4GE273 TOT_MCS_PIX_STRAT TOT_MCS_PIX_CONV TOT_MCS_VOLRAIN_2A25 TOT_MCS_VOLRAIN_2A12 TOT_MCS_VOLRAIN_20DBZ TOT_MCS_VOLRAIN_STRAT TOT_MCS_VOLRAIN_CONV TOT_MCS_FLASHCOUNT TOT_MCS_FEATURE TOT_MCS_WITHFLASHFEATURE MIN_MCS_85PCT MIN_MCS_37PCT MIN_MCS_IR MAX_MCS_DBZ MAX_MCS_HT MAX_MCS_HT15 MAX_MCS_HT20 MAX_MCS_HT30 MAX_MCS_HT40 MAX_MCS_FLASHCOUNT MEAN_MCS_MIN85PCT MEAN_MCS_MIN37PCT MEAN_MCS_MAXHT MEAN_MCS_MAXHT20 MEAN_MCS_MAXHT40 TOT_AREA_2A25 TOT_AREA_STRAT TOT_AREA_CONV TOT_AREA_2A12 TOT_AREA_3A25_RAIN TOT_AREA_3A12_RAIN TOT_AREA_3A25_SAMPLE TOT_AREA_3A12_SAMPLE TOT_AREA_PR_SAMPLE TOT_AREA_TMI_SAMPLE MONTHLYRAIN_2A25 MONTHLYRAIN_MCS_2A25 MONTHLYRAIN_2A12 MONTHLYRAIN_MCS_2A12 MONTHLYRAIN_STRAT MONTHLYRAIN_CONV RAINRATE_2A25 RAINRATE_2A12 RAINRATE_STRAT RAINRATE_CONV units description
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

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High resolution rainfall

This tool is to plot the high resolution (0.1 degree) rainfall climatology from PR and TMI

Climatology type:	16_year seasonal_DJF seasonal_MAM seasonal_JJA seasonal_SON monthly_01 monthly_02 monthly_03 monthly_04 monthly_05 monthly_06 monthly_07 monthly_08 monthly_09 monthly_10 monthly_11 monthly_12
Latitude:	From to range from -36 to 36
Longitude:	From to range from -180 to 180

Depending on how large region you are choosing, the process might take very long time, please wait patiently!

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TRMM 3B42 Rainfall plots

Following tool allows you to generate a plot of rainfall from 3B42 for a given time and region .

Date&time:	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Z
Variable:	Rainrate
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

Following tool allows you to generate a plot of rainfall from 3B42 for a given period and region.
Note: a long period would lead to a long processing time, so be patient

Start Date&time:	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Z
End Date&time:	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Z
Variable:	Rainrate
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

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GPM IMERG precipitation plots

Following tool allows you to generate a plot of precipitation from IMERG for a given time and region .

Date&time:	2014 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 03 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 00000030 01000130 02000230 03000330 04000430 05000530 06000630 07000730 08000830 09000930 10001030 11001130 12001230 13001330 14001430 15001530 16001630 17001730 18001830 19001930 20002030 21002130 22002230 23002330 Z
Variable:	Rainrate
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

Following tool allows you to generate a plot of precipitation accumulation from IMERG for a given period and region.
Note: a long period would lead to a long processing time, so be patient

Start Date&time:	2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 03 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 00000030 01000130 02000230 03000330 04000430 05000530 06000630 07000730 08000830 09000930 10001030 11001130 12001230 13001330 14001430 15001530 16001630 17001730 18001830 19001930 20002030 21002130 22002230 23002330 Z
End Date&time:	2014 2014 2015 2016 2017 03 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 00000030 01000130 02000230 03000330 04000430 05000530 06000630 07000730 08000830 09000930 10001030 11001130 12001230 13001330 14001430 15001530 16001630 17001730 18001830 19001930 20002030 21002130 22002230 23002330 Z
Variable:	Rainrate
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

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Create a full report of precipitation and cloud over selected region:

Latitude:	From to range from -36 to 36
Longitude:	From to range from -180 to 180

The climatology of precipitation and clouds over 128 preselected regions can be accessed here .

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Search large clouds (with at least 1000 contiguous pixels) observed by CloudSat in 200606-201104

Date:	From to (YYYYMMDD)
Latitude:	From to degree
Longitude:	From to degree
Cloud bottom:	From km to km
Cloud top:	From km to km
Max reflecitivity:	greater than dBZ
Maximum height of 0 dBZ:	greater than km
Maximum height of 10 dBZ	greater than km
horizontal distance	greater than km
Sort by	date maximum reflectivity horizontal distance cloud top cloud bottom MaxHt10dBZ

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Global infrared TB plots

Following tool allows you to generate a plot of infrared image for a given time and region .

Date&time:	2005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Z
Variable:	IRtb
Latitude:	From to
Longitude:	From to

Note: this process could take a long time depending on how big area you selected, please wait patiently.

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NCEP reanalysis data plotting

NCEP Mean Field retrieval Season: 5_YEAR 5_YEAR_00 5_YEAR_06 5_YEAR_12 5_YEAR_18 DJF DJF_00 DJF_06 DJF_12 DJF_18 MAM MAM_00 MAM_06 MAM_12 MAM_18 JJA JJA_00 JJA_06 JJA_12 JJA_18 SON SON_00 SON_06 SON_12 SON_18 Variable: T H RH U V WIND W THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

NCEP Mean Sounding retrieval Season: 5_YEAR 5_YEAR_00 5_YEAR_06 5_YEAR_12 5_YEAR_18 DJF DJF_00 DJF_06 DJF_12 DJF_18 MAM MAM_00 MAM_06 MAM_12 MAM_18 JJA JJA_00 JJA_06 JJA_12 JJA_18 SON SON_00 SON_06 SON_12 SON_18 Latitude: (value from -35 to 35) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: Since 2.5 X 2.5 degree data are used to calculate the mean value, the sounding will be from the closest grid point)

NCEP field retrieval Date&time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 6 12 18 Z Variable: T H RH U V W THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

NCEP Sounding retrieval Date & Time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hour: Z ( value from 0.0 to 23.99) Latitude: (value from -85 to 85) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: temporal & spatial linear interpolation will be performed to get the sounding)

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ERA40 data plotting

ERA40 Mean Field retrieval Season: 4_YEAR 4_YEAR_00 4_YEAR_06 4_YEAR_12 4_YEAR_18 DJF DJF_00 DJF_06 DJF_12 DJF_18 MAM MAM_00 MAM_06 MAM_12 MAM_18 JJA JJA_00 JJA_06 JJA_12 JJA_18 SON SON_00 SON_06 SON_12 SON_18 Variable: T H RH U V WIND W THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

ERA40 Mean Sounding retrieval Season: 4_YEAR 4_YEAR_00 4_YEAR_06 4_YEAR_12 4_YEAR_18 DJF DJF_00 DJF_06 DJF_12 DJF_18 MAM MAM_00 MAM_06 MAM_12 MAM_18 JJA JJA_00 JJA_06 JJA_12 JJA_18 SON SON_00 SON_06 SON_12 SON_18 Latitude: (value from -85 to 85) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: Since 2.5 X 2.5 degree data are used to calculate the mean value, the sounding will be from the closest grid point)

ERA40 field retrieval Date&time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 6 12 18 Z Variable: T H RH U V W THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

ERA40 Sounding retrieval Date & Time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hour: Z ( value from 0.0 to 23.99) Latitude: (value from -85 to 85) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: the sounding of the closest time and location to the request will be generated)

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ERA Interim data plotting

ERA-Interim field retrieval Date&time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 6 12 18 Z Variable: T H RH U V W THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

ERA Interim Sounding retrieval Date & Time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hour: Z ( value from 0.0 to 23.99) Latitude: (value from -85 to 85) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: the sounding of the closest time and location to the request will be generated)

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ERA5 data plotting

ERA-5 field retrieval Date&time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Z Variable: T H RH U V THETAE CAPE Level: 1000 SURFACE 925 850 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Latitude: From to Longitude: From to

ERA5 Sounding retrieval Date & Time: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Hour: Z ( value from 0.0 to 23.99) Latitude: (value from -85 to 85) Longitude: (value from -180 to 180)   (note: the sounding of the closest time and location to the request will be generated)

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