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ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2, Monthly Precipitation

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1003
Version1
Project
Published2011-03-07
Updated2023-10-15
Usage6430 downloads
Citations1 publication cited this dataset
Download Data27.0 MBUser Guide

Description

The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Version 2 data set includes global, monthly precipitation rates and associated random errors (RMSE), and a monthly precipitation climatology derived as an average from all GPCP data sets from January 1979 to December 1999. The data are derived from measured gauge data and merged with satellite estimates of rainfall. This is a portion of the version 2 GPCP data and covers the ISLSCP II period from 1986 to 1995. There are six data files included with this data set: the original precipitation rates, errors and climatology at 2.5 degrees spatial resolution, and the same data re-gridded to a 1 degree spatial resolution by the ISLSCP II staff.and merged with satellite estimates of rainfall. This is a portion of the version 2 GPCP data sets and covers the ISLSCP II period from 1986 to 1995. There are six data files included with this data set: the original precipitation rates, errors and climatology at 2.5 degrees spatial resolution, and the same data re-gridded to a 1 degree spatial resolution by the ISLSCP II staff.

Science Keywords

  • ATMOSPHERE
  • PRECIPITATION
  • PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • PRECIPITATION
  • LIQUID PRECIPITATION
  • RAIN

Data Use and Citation

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Huffman, G.J., D.T. Bolvin, R.F. Adler, F.G. Hall, G.J. Collatz, B.W. Meeson, S.O. Los, E.Brown De Colstoun, and D.R. Landis. 2011. ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2, Monthly Precipitation. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1003

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  • 0_gpcp_precip_month_readme.txt
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