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    • CHIRPS Version 2.0, Precipitation, Global, 0.05°, Monthly, 1981-present

    Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

    This dataset has monthly averages of the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS), which is quasi-global rainfall data set. Spanning 50°S-50°N (and all longitudes) and ranging from 1981 to near-present, CHIRPS incorporates our in-house climatology, CHPclim, 0.05° resolution satellite imagery, and in-situ station data to create a gridded rainfall time series for trend analysis and seasonal drought monitoring. Since 1999, USGS and CHC scientists (supported by funding from USAID, NASA, and NOAA) have developed techniques for producing rainfall maps, especially in areas where surface data is sparse. Estimating rainfall variations in space and time is a key aspect of drought early warning and environmental monitoring. See https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201566 . See the FAQ at https://wiki.chc.ucsb.edu/CHIRPS_FAQ .

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 26, 2022
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 26, 2022 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 26, 2022
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 26, 2022 (creation)
    Responsible Party UCSB Climate Hazards Group (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid chirps20GlobalMonthlyP05
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 179.975
    Bbox North Lat 49.975
    Bbox South Lat -49.975
    Bbox West Long -179.975
    Coupled Resource [{"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}]
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 52d8d27e-bd4c-4fcf-b816-80cf8fde08b1
    Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
    Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
    Licence
    Lineage Created by Climate Hazards Group, University of California at Santa Barbara erd.data@noaa.gov periodically downloads the latest data files from https://data.chc.ucsb.edu/products/CHIRPS-2.0/global_monthly/netcdf/ to NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.975, -49.975], [179.975, -49.975], [179.975, 49.975], [-179.975, 49.975], [-179.975, -49.975]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z

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