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Legates / MSU Precipitation Climatology

Entry ID: JISAO_LEGATES_MSU

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Summary

Abstract: This WWW page contains analyses and data for a global precipitation climatology that has been produced at JISAO. The spatial resolution of this climatology is 2.5 degrees latitude-longitude. The land data for this climatology is taken from the Legates and Willmott (1990), which is based on historical rain gauge measurements. The ocean precipitation estimates are from the Microwave Sounding Unit ...

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Description: Access the The Legates and Willmott rainfall climatology is available in ASCII format in 0.5-degree latitude-longitude resolution from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: John M. Wallace, Todd P. Mitchell, Alexis K.-H. Lau

Dataset Title: Legates / MSU Precipitation Climatology

Dataset Publisher: University of Washington JISAO

Online Resource: http://www.jisao.washington.edu/legates_msu/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-01

Stop Date: 1992-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
Temporal Resolution: Monthly Climatology
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Instrument

RAIN GAUGES

MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit

Use Constraints Please cite the data set originator if you use this data.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

UWA/JISAO

Data Center

Center for Science in the Earth System, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington

Data Center URL: http://www.cses.washington.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: TODD MITCHELL Email: mitchell at atmos.washington.edu

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)

Distribution Format: netCDF, ASCII

Fees: no Fee

Personnel

TODD MITCHELL

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: mitchell at atmos.washington.edu

SCOTT A. RITZ

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-614-5126

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: Maryland

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Legates, D. R. and C. J. Willmott, 1990. Mean seasonal and spatial
variability in gauge-corrected, global precipitation. Int. J. Climatology, 10, 111-127.

Spencer, R. W., 1993: Global oceanic precipitation from the MSU during 1979-91 and comparisons to other climatologies. J. Climate, 6, 1301-1326.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-10-08

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-24

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