NASA CSDA distributes Tomorrow.io radar and microwave satellite data to USG users

NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program is distributing data from Tomorrow.io's constellations of radar and microwave sounder satellites, offering frequent and global observations to support atmospheric and weather analysis. Tomorrow.io's Pathfinder satellites use Ka-band radar instruments for detection of near-surface precipitation and surface scatterometry, while its microwave sounder constellation provides global, high-frequency measurements of atmospheric temperature, water vapor, and precipitation to support forecasting, climate science, hazard risk assessment, and other applications.

All members of the U.S. Government and researchers funded by the U.S. Government have access to Tomorrow.io Level 1C geolocated, calibrated radar reflectivity profiles (L1C-GEOPROF) and Level 2A radar precipitation (L2A-PRECIP) products. The L2A outputs include hydrometer water content, characteristic size, and phase, plus surface precipitation rate and phase, and each profile includes probabilistic classifications for surface precipitation, frozen precipitation, convective precipitation, and hail.

Key Topics

Science, Tomorrow.io, Nasa Csda, Pathfinder Satellites, Ka-band Radar