GPCP Version 2.0 Combined Precipitation Data Set

This dataset contains version 2.0 of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) monthly combined satellite-gauge precipitation data as well as error estimates. A climatology is also available. All data is available on a 2.5 by 2.5 degree global latitude/longitude grid.

The general approach used to create the final product was to combine precipitation information available from each of several sources into a final merged product, taking advantage of the strengths of each data type. The satellite data included microwave estimates based on Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) data, and IR precipitation estimates from geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites. Additional low-Earth orbit estimates include the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) and OPI data from the NOAA series satellites. The gauge data are assembled and analyzed by the Global Precipitation Climatology Center (GPCC) of the Deutscher Wetterdienst and by the Climate Prediction Center of NOAA.

A more detailed description of the data can be found here [http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds728.0/docs/V2_doc].

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Questions? Email Resource Support Contact:

  • Thomas Cram
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    UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1979
    End:  2006

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1979
Temporal Range End 2006
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90
Bounding Box South Lat -90
Bounding Box West Long -180
Bounding Box East Long 180
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : GSFC Global Precipitation Analysis web site
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 26.00 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Thomas Cram
Resource Support Email tcram@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive
Distributor NCAR Research Data Archive
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email rdahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NCAR Research Data Archive

Author Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Publisher Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Publication Date 1992-02-14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/Z72W-Y707
Alternate Identifier d728000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-08-04T02:11:39Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.rda::d728000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. (1992). GPCP Version 2.0 Combined Precipitation Data Set. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/Z72W-Y707. Accessed 13 January 2025.

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