Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) - Pentad, Version 2.2

Description

The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) comprises a total of 27 products. The Version 2.2 Pentad product covers the period January 1979 to the present, with a delay of two to three months for data reception and processing. Version 2.2 supersedes all previous versions of the GPCP pentad product (Previous versions are not available from the NOAA/NCEI archive). All the GPCP products are produced by optimally merging precipitation estimates computed from microwave, infrared, sounder data observed by the international constellation of precipitation-related satellites, and precipitation gauge analyses, taking advantage of the strengths of each data type. Files are provided monthly, and the newest pentad data are appended to a yearly data file as they are available. Data are available on a 2.5 degree grid. Code and documentation are also available.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00933/html
0 Download all files relating to the GPCP Pentad Product. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-precipitation-climatology-project-gpcp-pentad/access/
33 Technical documentation describing the dataset and how to use it. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-precipitation-climatology-project-gpcp-pentad/doc/V2.2_doc.pdf
47 README for the Pentad product https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-precipitation-climatology-project-gpcp-pentad/doc/readme.txt
47 More information about the GPCP-Pentad Product https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/global-precipitation-climatology-project-gpcp-pentad/doc/gpcp_pen_v2.2.txt
0 NCEI home page with information, data access, and customer support contacts. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Science paper describing the GPCP Version 2 Monthly Precipitation Dataset https://doi.org/10.1175/1525-7541(2003)004<1147:TVGPCP>2.0.CO;2
0 More information about the GPCP Products https://doi.org/10.1029/2009GL040000
0 Related Collection to the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00931/html
0 Related Collection to the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00932/html
0 More information about the GPCP Project can be found here http://precip.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Tags

  • tiros
  • vertical location
  • atmospheric infrared sounder
  • precipitation
  • laboratory for atmospheres
  • sea surface
  • goes
  • land surface
  • noaa geostationary operational environmental satellites
  • goddard space flight center
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • special sensor microwave imager/sounder
  • gpm project office
  • tovs
  • global precipitation climatology project
  • atmosphere
  • noaa
  • nasa
  • global
  • earth sciences division
  • weather stations
  • television infrared observation satellite
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • dmsp
  • ssmis
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • gewex
  • rain gauges
  • noaa polar orbiting environmental satellites
  • tiros operational vertical sounder
  • defense meteorological satellite program
  • special sensor microwave/imager
  • 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
  • global energy and water cycle experiment
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • nasa/gsfc/sed/esd/la/gpm
  • atmospheric - surface - precipitation
  • ssmi
  • science and exploration directorate
  • airs
  • gpcp
  • national centers for environmental information
  • noaa poes

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