CPC Monthly Analysis of Global Land Precipitation in 2.5x2.5 Boxes

• Contactor: Dr. May Chen, Climate Prediction Center, Tel: (301) 763-8000 ext. 7506, E-mail: mingyue.chen@noaa.gov
  
• From: CPC/NCEP
  
• Parameters: monthly precipitation based on gauge observations and number of gauges in the grid box
• Units: 0.1 mm/day
• Temporal Coverage: January 1948 - present
• Temporal Resolution: Monthly means
• Spatial Coverage: Global
• Spatial Resolution: 2.5° latitude x 2.5° longitude
• File Size: 995 kbytes per year

References

Chen, M., P. Xie, J. E. Janowiak, and P. A. Arkin, Global Land Precipiation: A 50-yr Monthly Analysis Based on Gauge Observations, 2002, J. Hydrometeor., 3, 249-266.