DEEPSTORM (DEEP moiSt aTmospheric cOnvection with micRowave radioMeter)

The DEEPSTORM dataset contains daily, mensual and annual occurrences of deep moist atmospheric convection, rain and hail from 1999 to present with a resolution of 0.2°x0.2° between 60°S and 60°N. Convection, rain and hail occurrences are identified using observations from AMSU-B and MHS passivemicrowave radiometers. References : Hong G, Heygster G, Miao J, Kunzi K. 2005. Detection of tropical deep convective clouds from AMSU-B water vapor channels measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres) 110: D05205 Rysman JF., Claud C. & Delanoë J. (2017) Monitoring deep convection and convective overshooting from 60°S to 60°N using MHS: A Cloudsat/CALIPSO-based assessment IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 14-2, 159-163 Ferraro, R., Beauchamp, J., Cecil, D., & Heymsfield, G. (2015). A prototype hail detection algorithm and hail climatology developed with the advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU). Atmospheric Research, 163, 24-35 Funatsu, B. M., Claud, C., & Chaboureau, J. P. (2007). Potential of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit to identify precipitating systems and associated upperlevel features in the Mediterranean region: Case studies. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 112(D17)