Data Library ∫dT ∫dX ∫dY [ NASA msu precipitation ]
X180W - 180
Y60S - 60N
TJan 1979 - May 1994
served from IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library

∫dT ∫dX ∫dY [ NASA msu precipitation ] : precipitation data

precipitation int_dY int_dX precipitation from NASA msu: Gridded oceanic rainfall data from the Microwave Sounding Unit.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (julian_day) ordered (0000 1 Jan 1979) to (0000 1 Jun 1994) by 1.0 N= 5631 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (180W) to (180) by 2.5 N= 145 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (60N) to (60S) by 2.5 N= 49 pts :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize
8
CE
null
CS
null
datatype
doublearraytype
file_missing_value
-99.900002
missing_value
NaN
units
0.0263189450695717 meter radian2 east second

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: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:39:07 GMT

Data Views

TXY
[ X Y | T]MMM


Filters

Here are some filters that are useful for manipulating data. There are actually many more available, but they have to be entered manually. See Ingrid Function Documentation for more information. Average over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
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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