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the following three categories: (1) orbital products (also known as swath products),
(2) gridded products, and (3) other TRMM-related products, consisting of TRMM
ancillary products, ground-based instrument products, TRMM and ground obser-
vation subsets, and eld experiment products. Table 5.2 lists raw and calibrated sat-
ellite swath data, as well as geophysical swath products derived from VIRS, TMI,
PR, and combined TMI/PR, such as 2A12 TMI hydrometeor proles, 2A23 radar
rain characteristics, and 2B31 combined rainfall prole. Table5.3 contains monthly
gridded products from single ...