GPCP Version 1.2 One-Degree Daily Precipitation Data Set

NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by GPCP Daily Precipitation Version 1.3, which is available in RDA dataset ds728.7 [https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds728.7/]. Users are advised to transition to this updated dataset.

This dataset contains Version 1.2 of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) daily precipitation estimates. The data are daily analyses defined on a global 1.0 degree by 1.0 degree longitude-latitude grid and cover the period October 1996 to (delayed) present.

Please note the original binary data produced at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center were written using the big endian representation of unformatted binary words. Users reading this data on little endian platforms, therefore, are required to byte swap the data.

This data set is a companion to the GPCP Version 2.2 Combined Precipitation Data Set (available in RDA dataset ds728.2 [https://doi.org/10.5065/D6R78C9S]), which contains monthly precipitation estimates at 2.5 degree by 2.5 degree longitude-latitude resolution. The daily, one-degree data provided here meets the needs of users who require precipitation estimates at finer space and time scales.

Request to users from the data authors: The GPCP datasets are developed and maintained with international cooperation and are used by the worldwide scientific community. To better understand the evolving requirements across the GPCP user community and to increase the utility of the GPCP product suite, the dataset producers request that a citation be provided for each publication that uses the GPCP products. Please email the citation to george.j.huffman@nasa.gov or david.t.bolvin@nasa.gov. Your help and cooperation will provide valuable information for making future enhancements to the GPCP product suite.

To Access Resource:

Questions? Email Resource Support Contact:

  • Thomas Cram
    tcram@ucar.edu
    UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1996-10-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2015-11-01T00:00:00Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1996-10-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : NOAA Climate Data Record - GPCP Daily Precipitation
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NASA_GSFC_GPCP (Binary)
Standardized Resource Format Binary
Asset Size 1806 MB
Legal Constraints

Use of this dataset is subject to UCAR's Terms of Use, except that commercial use is generally not prohibited.
Access Constraints Registration on the RDA web site is a requirement for access to the data.
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Thomas Cram
Resource Support Email tcram@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive
Distributor NCAR Research Data Archive
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email rdahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NCAR Research Data Archive

Author Huffman, G. J.
Bolvin, D. T.
Adler, R. F.
Publisher Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Publication Date 2016-01-10
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6D50K46
Alternate Identifier ds728.3
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2024-01-03T15:12:02-07:00
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.rda::ds728.3
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Huffman, G. J., Bolvin, D. T., Adler, R. F.. (2016). GPCP Version 1.2 One-Degree Daily Precipitation Data Set. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6D50K46. Accessed 25 April 2024.

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