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NASA msu precipitation: precipitation data

precipitation from NASA msu: Gridded oceanic rainfall data from the Microwave Sounding Unit.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (julian_day) ordered (1 Jan 1979) to (31 May 1994) by 1. N= 5630 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (178.75W) to (178.75E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (58.75N) to (58.75S) by 2.5 N= 48 pts :grid

Other Info

missing_value
-99.900002
units
mm
standard units*
0.001 meter

References

Spencer, R.W. and J.R. Christy, 1990: Precise monitoring of global temperature trends from satellites. Science, 247, 1558-1562.

Spencer, R.W., J.R. Christy, and N.C. Grody, 1990: Global atmospheric temperature monitoring with satellite microwave measurements: Methods and results 1979-84. J. Climate, 3, 1111-1128.

Spencer, R.W. and J.R. Christy, 1993: Precision lower stratospheric temperature monitoring with the MSU: Technique, validation, and results 1979-91. J. Climate, 6, 1194-1204.

Last updated: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:20:23 GMT