Hydrometeor Identification for GPM: Discussion of V8 Product

A vertical profile of hydrometeor type will be available for DPR resolution in full swath and this new feature will be implemented in the next version (V8) of GPM DPR level 2 algorithm. A vertical description of the profiles of precipitation is a long-term goal of atmospheric research and precipitation science. Although GPM DPR has fine vertical resolutions in dual-frequency observations, most of the algorithms or products developed are 2 dimensional with either a "flag" or "type" (or etc.) on a 2-dimentional surface. The products developed by our team in the classification module allow us to have the potential to take a big step forward adding vertical profile of hydrometeors for DPR full swath data.