ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Monthly Precipitation
The Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), which is operated by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (National Meteorological Service of Germany), is a component of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) with the main emphasis on the treatment of the global in-situ observations. The GPCC simultaneously contributes to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and other international research and climate monitoring projects. This rain gauge-only data set was acquired from GPCC and resampled to 0.5 degree grid boxes for use in the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Initiative II. The GPCC collects precipitation data which are locally observed at rain gauge stations and distributed as CLIMAT and SYNOP reports via the Global Telecommunication System of the World Weather Watch (GTS) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The Centre acquires additional monthly precipitation data from meteorological and hydrological networks which are operated by national services.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: Not provided |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | GROUND STATIONS | |
| Data Center(s): | ORNL_DAAC | Instrument(s): | RAIN GAUGES |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Hall, F.G., G.J. Collatz, B.W. Meeson, S.O. Los, E. Brown de Colstoun, and D. R. Landis. 2011. ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Monthly Precipitation. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/995
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://daac.ornl.gov/ISLSCP_II/guides/gpcc_precip_monthly_xdeg.html, ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/islscp_ii/hydrology_soils/gpcc_precip_monthly_xdeg/comp/0_gpcc_precip_month_readme.txt, Data Set Documentation
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/islscp_ii/hydrology_soils/gpcc_precip_monthly_xdeg/comp/1_gpcc_precip_monthly_doc.pdf, Data Set Documentation
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://thredds.daac.ornl.gov/thredds/catalog/ornldaac/995/catalog.html, The THREDDS location for this Collection.
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DOI
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/995
https://doi.org
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| ISLSCP II | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
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ORNL DAAC User Services Office, P.O. Box 2008, MS 6407, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6407
(865) 241-3952
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