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NOAA NCDC GCPS MONTHLY GRIDDED precipitation anomalies

precipitation anomalies from NOAA NCDC GCPS MONTHLY GRIDDED: Baseline climatological dataset of gridded temperature and precipitation anomalies derived from the Global Historical Climate Network.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1851) to (Dec 1993) by 1. N= 1716 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (5W) by 5. N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 5. N= 37 pts :grid

Other Info

missing_value
-9999.9902
units
mm
standard units*
0.001 meter
history
NOAA Baseline Climatological Dataset

References

Baker, C.B., J.K. Eischeid, T.R. Karl, and H.F. Diaz, 1994: The quality control of long-term climatological data using objective data analysis. Preprints of AMS Ninth Conference on Applied Climatology, Dallas, TX., January 15-20, 1995.

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