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CMAP precipitation
References
official web page http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/global_precip/html/wpage.cmap.html
Climate Explorer URLclimexp.knmi.nl/select.cgi?cmap
Climate Explorer filenameNCEPData/cmap.nc
Variable
nameprec
unitsmm/dy
long_nameprecipitation
Netcdf global metadata
titleCPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation
ConventionsCF-1.0
historyuser sager 2023-12-10 22:43:41 /nobackup_1/users/sager/ClimateExplorer/climexp_numerical/LINUX/grads
institutionNOAA/CPC
source_urlwww.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/global_precip/html/wpage.cmap.html
referenceXie P., and P. A. Arkin, 1996: Global precipitation: a 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 2539-2558.
geospatial_lat_min-90.f
geospatial_lat_max90.f
geospatial_lat_unitsdegrees_north
geospatial_lon_min0.f
geospatial_lon_max360.f
geospatial_lon_unitsdegrees_east
geospatial_lat_resolution2.5f
geospatial_lon_resolution2.5f
time_coverage_start1979-01-15
time_coverage_end2023-12-15
climexp_urlclimexp.knmi.nl/select.cgi?cmap
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