SSM/I Derived Monthly Rainfall Indices

This Global Precipitation Climate Project (GPCP) dataset contains 89 months of DMSP SSM/I derived monthly rainfall indices on a 5-degree latitude/longitude grid covering the oceans from 50S latitude to 50N. The period covered is July 1987 to December 1994 (December 1987 is missing because the SSM/I was turned off). DMSP F8 SSM/I data were used from July 1987 to December 1991 and DMSP F11 SSM/I data were used from January 1992 to December 1994.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1987
    End:  1997

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1987
Temporal Range End 1997
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 N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 2.269 MB
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Author Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1992-12-17
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/3RSC-6G18
Alternate Identifier d729000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:29:04Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d729000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1992). SSM/I Derived Monthly Rainfall Indices. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/3RSC-6G18. Accessed 12 October 2025.

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