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GPCP v2.3 precipitation
more information Global Precipitation Climatatology Project (GPCP) Climate Data Record (CDR), Monthly V2.3
X axis: whole world in 144 2.50° steps, first point at 1.25° E, last point at 358.75° E
Y axis: regular grid with 72 -2.50° steps, first point at 88.75° N, last point at 88.75° S

Monthly data available from Jan1979 to Oct2023 ( 538 months)
Variable precip (NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Monthly GPCP Satellite-Gauge Combined Precipitation) in mm/dy
Full metadata.

Get grid points, average area or generate subset
Mask:   add a mask to the list help
Latitude: °N - °N help
Longitude: °E - °E
Year range: -
Boundaries:
Make: average max min set of grid points subset of the field help
Demand at least: % valid points in this region help
Units: convert to mm/day leave in mm/dy help
helpApply monthly high/low-pass filter
filter
cut-off value months
requiring at least % valid data
helpApply year-on-year high/low-pass filter
filter
cut-off value years
requiring at least % valid data
helpCreate a field with lower time resolution
First fill missing data: ignore, climatology, trend, persistence.
Then apply: -month running mean with direction
Then apply new time scale:
New variable: of precipitation
Minimum: % valid data
Threshold:
helpCreate a field with lower spatial resolution
Average over blocks of longitude and latitude grid cells

Construct a statistical forecast model from this field

Compute anomalies
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Compute zonal mean
Please consider downloading this field from the authoritative site.
If you really want to get it here, GPCP v2.3 precipitation is available as a netcdf file (size 19.465 MB).
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