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CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP)

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  • UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS
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hasDataset_Title
  • CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP)
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  • NCAR_DS728.1
hasReference
  • Xie, P., and P. A. Arkin, 1997: Global Precipitation: A 17-Year Monthly Analysis Based on Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates, and Numerical Model Outputs. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 2539-2558 (DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<2539:GPAYMA>2.0.CO;2), URL: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<2539:GPAYMA>2.0.CO;2. Xie, P., and P. A. Arkin, 1996: Analyses of Global Monthly Precipitation Using Gauge Observations, Satellite Estimates, and Numerical Model Predictions. J. Climate, 9, 840-858 (DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0840:AOGMPU>2.0.CO;2), URL: https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0840:AOGMPU>2.0.CO;2.
hasSummary
  • Precipitation from five kinds of satellite estimates and the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis model output are combined for global coverage monthly precipitation values. The standard products merge only the 5 kinds of satellite estimates (GPI, OPI, SSM/I scattering, SSM/I emission and MSU). The enhanced products merge the satellite estimates with the blended NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis precipitation. Both products are available as monthly totals, pentads and long term monthly means on a global 2.5 degree latitude-longitude grid. All data is in the netCDF format.
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