NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of CPC Morphing Technique (CMORPH) High Resolution Global Precipitation Estimates, Version 1

This dataset contains the bias-corrected CPC MORPHing technique (CMORPH) global precipitation analyses, version 1, and is obtained from the NOAA Climate Data Record [https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/precipitation-cmorph].

The following description is from the NOAA Climate Data Record CMORPH dataset page:

This data set is for the bias-corrected, reprocessed CPC Morphing technique (CMORPH) high-resolution global satellite precipitation estimates. The CMORPH satellite precipitation estimates are created in two steps. First, the purely satellite-based global fields of precipitation are constructed through integrating Level 2 retrievals of instantaneous precipitation rates from all available passive microwave measurements aboard low earth orbiting platforms. Bias in these integrated satellite precipitation estimates is then removed through comparison against CPC daily gauge analysis over land and adjustment against the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) merged analysis of pentad precipitation over ocean. The bias corrected CMORPH satellite precipitation estimates are created on an 8 km by 8 km grid over the global domain from 60 degrees S to 60 degrees N and in a 30-minute interval from January 1, 1998. Due to the delay of some input data sets, this formal version (Version 1) bias corrected CMORPH is produced manually once a month at a latency of 3-4 months.

For the CDR production, the bias corrected CMORPH generated at its native resolution of 8 km by 8 km / 30-minute is upscaled to form THREE sets of data files of different time/space resolution for improved user experience:

a) the full-resolution CMORPH data; Output variable: precipitation rate in mm/hour; spatial resolution: 8 km by 8km (at equator); spatial coverage: global (60S-60N); temporal resolution: 30min; data period: January 1, 1998 to the present

b) Hourly CMORPH; Output variable: precipitation rate in mm/hour; spatial resolution: 0.25 degrees latitude/longitude; spatial coverage: global (60S-60N); temporal resolution: hourly; data period: January 1, 1998 to the present

c) Daily CMORPH; Output variable: daily precipitation in mm/day; spatial resolution: 0.25 degrees latitude/longitude; spatial coverage: global (60S-60N); temporal resolution: hourly; data period: January 1, 1998 to the present

(b) and (c) are derived from and quantitatively consistent with the CMORPH at its original resolution (a).

To Access Resource:

Questions? Email Resource Support Contact:

  • Thomas Cram
    tcram@ucar.edu
    UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2024-01-31T23:59:00Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2024-01-31T23:59:00Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : NOAA Climate Data Record of CMORPH Precipitation - Official site
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF4 (Binary)
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 356292 MB
Legal Constraints

Use of this dataset is subject to UCAR's Terms of Use, except that commercial use is generally not prohibited.
Access Constraints Registration on the RDA web site is a requirement for access to the data.
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 Xie, Pingping
Joyce, Robert
Wu, Shaorong
Yoo, S. -H.
Yarosh, Yelena
Sun, Fengying
Lin, Robert
Publisher Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Publication Date 2020-07-22
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/0EFN-KZ90
Alternate Identifier ds502.2
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2024-07-21T18:05:02-07:00
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.rda::ds502.2
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Xie, Pingping, Joyce, Robert, Wu, Shaorong, Yoo, S. -H., Yarosh, Yelena, Sun, Fengying, Lin, Robert. (2020). NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of CPC Morphing Technique (CMORPH) High Resolution Global Precipitation Estimates, Version 1. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/0EFN-KZ90. Accessed 25 July 2024.

Harvest Source