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CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation Enhanced

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dr. Pingping Xie

Publication_Date: 20001227

Title: CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation Enhanced

Edition:

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Series_Information:

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.cmap.html

Description:

Abstract:: [Source: NOAA/ESRL/PSD home page, http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.cmap.html ] The monthly data set consists of two files containing monthly averaged precipitation rate values. Values are obtained from 5 kinds of satellite estimates (GPI,OPI,SSM/I scattering, SSM/I emission and MSU). The enhanced file also includes blended NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Precipitation values. The other just includes the satellite estimates. Pentad data is also available. This data set consists of monthly averaged precipitation rate values (mm/day). The data range is approximately 0 to 70mm/day. The pentad dataset consists of 73 pentads per year with the 12th pentad covering Feb 25-Mar 1 whether or not there is a leap year. The pentad starts on the date stored in the netCDF file.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Huffman, G. J. and co-authors 1997 The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) combined data set Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc 78 5-20
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Reynolds, R. W 1988 A real-time global sea surface temperature analysis J. Climate 1 75-86
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Spencer, R. W 1993 Global oceanic precipitation from the MSU during 1979-91 and comparisons to other climatologies J. Climate 6 1301-1326.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Xie P., and P. A. Arkin 1997 Global precipitation: a 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model output Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc 78 2539-2558

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Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19790101
Ending_Date: 20070731

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 88.75
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.75

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
Theme_Keyword: Cpc Merged Analysis Of Precipitation Enhanced
Theme_Keyword: [pol 88.75 -88.75 180 -180]
Theme_Keyword: Precipitation
Theme_Keyword: Tems
Theme_Keyword: Gtos
Theme_Keyword: G3os
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Monthly
Temporal_Keyword: Monthly - < Annual

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgement of CDC would appreciated in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 2.5 Degree
Longitude_Resolution: 2.5 Degree
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD/CAB > Climate Analysis Branch, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: CDC002

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/psd1/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/cmap/enh/

Access_Instructions:

Obtain CMAP data via FTP.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.cmap.html

Access_Instructions:

Obtain CMAP data via HTTP.

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20011116

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110406

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Address: Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20771
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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