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    • GPCP Precipitation Level 3 Monthly 0.5-Degree V3.1 (GPCPMON) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) is the precipitation component of an internationally coordinated set of (mainly) satellite-based global products dealing with the Earth's water and energy cycles, under the auspices of the Global Water and Energy Experiment (GEWEX) Data and Assessment Panel (GDAP) of the World Climate Research Program. As the follow on to the GPCP Version 2.X products, GPCP Version 3 (GPCP V3.1) seeks to continue the long, homogeneous precipitation record using modern merging techniques and input data sets. The GPCPV3 suite currently consists the 0.5-degree monthly. Additional products are planned, namely a 0.5° daily product for the entire record from 1983 to the (delayed) present and a 0.1° 3-hourly product from 1998 to the (delayed) present. All GPCPV3 products will be internally consistent. The monthly product spans 1983 - 2019. Inputs consist of the GPROF SSMI/SSMIS orbit files that are used to calibrate the PERSIANN-CDR IR-based precipitation in the span 60°N-S. Outside of 58°N-S, TOVS/AIRS estimates, calibrated by the IR estimates and the GPCC gauge analyses are used. This satellite-only estimate is then merged with GPCC gauge analyses over land to compute the final product. In addition to the final precipitation field, ancillary precipitation and error estimates are provided.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. 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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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    The GES-DISC Interactive Online Visualization ANd aNalysis Interface (Giovanni) is a web-based tool that allows users to interactively visualize and analyze data.

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1921115203-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-07-30
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2020-07-30
    Category MEaSUREs, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Huffman, G.J., A. Behrangi, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin. Huffman, G.J., A. Behrangi, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin. 2020-07-30. GPCPMON. Version 3.1. GPCP Version 3.1 Satellite-Gauge (SG) Combined Precipitation Data Set. Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA GES DISC. https://doi.org/10.5067/DBVUO4KQHXTK. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/GPCPMON_3.1.html. Digital Science Data.
    Creator Huffman, G.J., A. Behrangi, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin
    Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
    Editor Huffman, G.J., A. Behrangi, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin
    Graphic Preview Description The GES-DISC Interactive Online Visualization ANd aNalysis Interface (Giovanni) is a web-based tool that allows users to interactively visualize and analyze data.
    Graphic Preview File https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/#dataKeyword=GPCPMON
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/DBVUO4KQHXTK
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
    Series Name GPCPMON
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ccec036ca4f7d57c936e97e090c023c4c53f225bdb8010322b256502c490c9c9
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z/2019-12-31T23:59:59.999Z

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