![V05 (top) and V07 (bottom) F16 SSMIS gridded brightness temperature (TB) difference between ascending and descending orbits. The presence of highlighted coastlines in V05 indicates errors in the V05 geolocation due to incorrect instrument pointing parameters. The pointing parameters are updated for V07 and the absence of highlighted coastlines indicates the V07 pointing parameters are more accurate than V05.](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ESSIC_Fig-scaled.jpg)
Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder Updates for the Global Precipitation Measurement V07 Data Suite
A new article in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing details the new updates to the special sensor microwave imager/sounder for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Version 7 Data Suite. Rachael Kroodsma, ESSIC/CISESS Assistant Research Scientist, was first author on the paper.