Identification

Title

GPCP Version 3.2 Daily Satellite-Gauge (SG) Combined Precipitation Data Set

Alternative title(s)

d728009

Abstract

<p> This dataset contains Version 3.2 of The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Daily Precipitation Data Set (GPCPDAY). The variables included are precipitation and probability of liquid phase. </p> <p> As the follow-on to the GPCP Version 2.3 Monthly product and the Version 1.3 One Degree Daily product, GPCP Version 3 (GPCP V3.2) seeks to continue the long, homogeneous precipitation record using modern merging techniques and input data sets. The GPCP V3 suite currently consists of the 0.5-degree Monthly and 0.5-degree Daily. A follow-on 0.1-degree 3-hourly product is expected. All GPCPV3 products are constructed to be internally consistent. The Daily product spans June 2000 to the present, with roughly quarterly updates. </p> <p> Inputs consist of Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) estimates in the span 55 degrees North-South, and Television-Infrared Operational Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder / Advanced Infrared Sounder (TOVS/AIRS) estimates, adjusted climatologically to IMERG across the 55-degree latitude boundary, outside 55 degrees North-South. The Daily estimates are scaled to approximately sum to the Monthly value at each 0.5 degree grid box. In addition to the complete precipitation field, probability of liquid phase estimates are provided globally. </p> <p> GPCP Version 3 Daily was developed primarily under a current NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program (PI: Ali Behrangi, University of Arizona). The GPCP is computed as a contribution to the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) and Global Water and Energy Exchange (GEWEX) activities, and is part of the array of data sets describing the water and energy cycles of the planet. Prior versions of the GPCP analysis have been produced by a consortium of individual scientists at various government and university institutions and most recently as part of the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program. The current GPCP Daily product described here creates a global daily satellite product using the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission (IMERG) half-hourly Final Run product at low and middle latitudes, and daily retrievals from Television InfraRed Operational Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) at high latitudes, with calibration to the GPCP V3.2 Monthly SG product. </p> <p> For more information, see the <a href="https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datasets/GPCPDAY_3.2/summary">GPCPDAY official site at NASA GES DISC</a>. </p>

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d728009/

protocol: https

name: Dataset Description

description: Related Link

function: information

https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d728009/dataaccess/

protocol: https

name: Data Access

description: Related Link

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2021-03-30

Keyword set

keyword value

Aqua > Earth Observing System, Aqua

DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

GMS > Japan Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

GOES > NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

Himawari-8

METEOSAT > Meteosat Operational Programme

MTSAT > Multi-functional Transport Satellite

NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites

WEATHER STATIONS > WEATHER STATIONS

originating controlled vocabulary

title

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Keyword set

keyword value

AHI > Advanced Himawari Imager

AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

GOES-15 Imager > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 15-Imager

GOES-16 Imager > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 16-Imager

MTSAT 1R Imager

MTSAT 2 Imager

RAIN GAUGES > RAIN GAUGES

SSM/I > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager

TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder

VISSR-GMS > Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (GMS Series)

VISSR-METEOSAT > Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (METEOSAT Series)

originating controlled vocabulary

title

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Keyword set

keyword value

GPCP > Global Precipitation Climatology Project

MEaSUREs > Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments

originating controlled vocabulary

title

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

originating controlled vocabulary

title

U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-180.0

East bounding longitude

180.0

North bounding latitude

90.0

South bounding latitude

-90.0

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2000-06-01T0000+00

End position

2021-10-01T0000+00

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2024-09-04

Frequency of update

quarterly

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

datahelp@ucar.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

email address

datahelp@ucar.edu

web address

https://gdex.ucar.edu

name: NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

description: The Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX), managed by the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at NSF NCAR, contains a large collection of meteorological, atmospheric composition, and oceanographic observations, and operational and reanalysis model outputs, integrated with NSF NCAR High Performance Compute services to support atmospheric and geosciences research.

function: download

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-10-09T01:45:01Z

Metadata language

eng; USA