Data Library ∂X [ NASA msu precipitation ]
X178.75E - 178.75E
Y60S - 60N
TJan 1979 - May 1994
served from IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library

∂X [ NASA msu precipitation ]: ∂X precipitation data

precipitation ∂X precipitation from NASA msu: Gridded oceanic rainfall data from the Microwave Sounding Unit.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (julian_day) ordered (1 Jan 1979) to (31 May 1994) by 1.0 N= 5630 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (58.75N) to (58.75S) by 2.5 N= 48 pts :grid

Other Info

file_missing_value
-99.900002
missing_value
NaN
units
0.0572957795130823 meter radian-1 east

References

Spencer, R.W. and J.R. Christy, 1990: Precise monitoring of global temperature trends from satellites. Science, 247, 1558-1562.

Spencer, R.W., J.R. Christy, and N.C. Grody, 1990: Global atmospheric temperature monitoring with satellite microwave measurements: Methods and results 1979-84. J. Climate, 3, 1111-1128.

Spencer, R.W. and J.R. Christy, 1993: Precision lower stratospheric temperature monitoring with the MSU: Technique, validation, and results 1979-91. J. Climate, 6, 1194-1204.

Last updated: Tue, 19 May 2015 19:17:47 GMT

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RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Maximum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Minimum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
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