prcp_est int_dT CMAP Estimated Precipitation from NOAA NCEP CPC Merged_Analysis monthly v0203 ver1: using rain gauge, satellite, and numerical model predictions.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (0000 1 Jan 1979) to (0000 1 Mar 2002) by 1.0 N= 279 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1.25E) to (1.25W) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88.75S) to (88.75N) by 2.5 N= 72 pts :grid
Other Info
- bufferwordsize
- 8
- CE
- null
- CS
- null
- datatype
- doublearraytype
- file_missing_value
- -999.0
- maxncolor
- 254
- missing_value
- NaN
- units
- 9.64506172839506×10-10 meter second-1 year
- history
- Averaged over T2[16 Dec 1978 - 15 Dec 1979, 16 Dec 2000 - 15 Dec 2001] minimum 0.0% data present
References
Xie, P. and P. A. Arkin, 1996: Analyses of Global Monthly Precipitation Using Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates, and Numerical Model Predictions. J. Climate, 9, 840 -858.
Xie, P. and P. A. Arkin, 1997: Global Precipitation: A 17-Year Monthly Analysis Based on Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates and Numerical Model Outputs. BAMS, 78, 2539-2558.
Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:28:24 GMT