NCAR CGD CAS Indices PDSI2004 PDSI: Palmer Drought Severity Index data

Palmer Drought Severity Index from NCAR CGD CAS Indices PDSI2004: Palmer Drought Severity Index (2004) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1870) to (Dec 2005) by 1.0 N= 1632 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (178.75W) to (178.75E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (58.75S) to (76.25N) by 2.5 N= 55 pts :grid

Other Info

missing_value
-99999.0
scale_max
15
scale_min
-15
units
unitless

References

Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. Qian, 2004: A global data set of Palmer Drought Severity Index for 1870-2002: Relationship with soil moisture and effects of surface warming. J. Hydrometeorology, 5, 1117-1130

Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:27:55 GMT

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