Observations monthly precipitation from IRI FD Seasonal_Forecast: Seasonal forecasts for probabilities of below-normal, above-normal, and extreme precipitation and temperature.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1950) to (Dec 1998) by 1.0 N= 588 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1.25E) to (1.25W) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88.75N) to (88.75S) by 2.5 N= 72 pts :grid
Other Info
- missing_value
- -9999.0
- units
- mm /day
- standard units*
- 1.15740740740741×10-08 meter second-1
References
Barnston, A.G., S.J. Mason, L. Goddard, D.G. DeWitt, S.E. Zebiak. 2003. Multimodel Ensembling in Seasonal Climate Forecasting at IRI. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc. 84 (12): 1783-1796.
Last updated: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:22 GMT