ISLSCP II GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT VERSION 2, MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
Entry ID: ISLSCP_II_GPCP_PRECIP

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Summary
Abstract: 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.

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Description: ISLSCP II GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT VERSION 2, MONTHLY PRECIPITATION


Geographic Coverage
 N: 90.0 S: -90.0  E: 180.0  W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: ADLER, R.BOLVIN, D.HUFFMAN, G.
Dataset Title: ISLSCP II GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT VERSION 2, MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
Dataset Release Date: 2011
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1003
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=1003&term2attribu...


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1986-01-01
Stop Date: 1995-12-31


Location Keywords
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL


Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE


Platform
GROUND STATIONS    [Information]


Instrument
RAIN GAUGES    [Information]


Project
EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]
ISLSCP >International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project    [Information]
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]


Keywords
SSM/I
(TOVS)
ISLSCP
(TIROS)
GRID DATA
NOAA CMDL
CLIMATOLOGY
MODEL OUTPUT
RIVER FLUXES
MONTHLY DATA
PRECIPITATION
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER
SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER
GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY CENTRE
TELEVISION INFRARED OPERATIONAL SATELLITE
OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION PRECIPITATION INDEX
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE LAND-SURFACE CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 1003

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA


Personnel
ROBERT ADLER
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-614-6290
Fax: 301-614-5492
Email: Robert.F.Adler at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch
Laboratory for Atmospheres
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 613
USA
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA


ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA



Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2004-03-10
SERF Last Revision Date: 2008-06-03

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