Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)	grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1891) to (Dec 2019) by 1.0 N= 1548 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)	grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.75W) to (179.75E) by 0.5 N= 720 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.75S) to (89.75N) by 0.5 N= 360 pts :grid

Other Info

CDI

Climate Data Interface version 1.7.0 (http://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi)

CDO

Climate Data Operators version 1.7.0 (http://mpimet.mpg.de/cdo)

Conventions

CF-1.4

creator_email

gpcc@dwd.de

creator_name

GPCC/DWD

creator_url

http://gpcc.dwd.de

date_created

So 13. Dez 22:59:48 UTC 2020

geospatial_lat_max

90.

geospatial_lat_min

-90.

geospatial_lon_max

180.

geospatial_lon_min

-180.

id

full_data_precipitation_05

institution

Deutscher Wetterdienst

keywords

precipitation climatology,gpcc,global,gpcp,

summary

The Full Data Monthly Product is of much higher accuracy compared to the GPCC near real-time products mentioned above. Therefore, its application is recommended for hydrometeorological model verification and water cycle studies, e.g. in context of UNESCO, GEWEX, and GTN-H (Global Terrestrial Network for Hydrology). This analysis product is based on all stations, near real-time and non real-time, in the GPCC data base supplying data for the individual month. The GPCC Full Data Monthly Product Version 2020 covers the period from 1891 to 2019 ; this new extended product version using the new GPCC climatology as analysis background was generated in October 2020. The data coverage per month varies from less than 20,000 to more than 50,000 stations. The full data re-analyses will be updated at irregular time intervals subsequent to significant data base improvements.

time_coverage_end

1900-12-01

time_coverage_resolution

month

time_coverage_start

1891-01-01

title

GPCC Full Data Monthly Product Version 2020, precipitation in mm/month, 0.5 degree

history

Sun Dec 13 23:00:21 2020: cdo -setgatts,gattfile_05 .//full_data_monthly_v2020_05.nc tmp05.nc Sun Dec 13 22:59:42 2020: cdo -merge .//full_p_v2020_05.nc .//full_s_v2020_05.nc .//full_si_v2020_05.nc .//full_e_v2020_05.nc .//full_ei_v2020_05.nc .//full_d_v2020_05.nc .//full_data_monthly_v2020_05.nc Sun Dec 13 21:02:50 2020: cdo cat tmp05.nc .//full_d_v2020_05.nc Sun Dec 13 21:02:50 2020: cdo -b F32 -r -f nc -setgrid,full05desc.asc -setmissval,-99999.99 -setname,diff_new_old_method -setpartab,codetable.txt -setcode,25 -setdate,1891-01-01 -input,r720x360 tmp05.nc

References

Rudolf, B., A. Becker, U. Schneider, A. Meyer-Christoffer, M. Ziese, 2010: GPCC Status Report December 2010. GPCC, December 2010, 7pp.

U. Schneider, T. Fuchs, A. Meyer-Christoffer and B. Rudolf (2008): Global Precipitation Analysis Products of the GPCC. Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), DWD, Internet Publikation, 1-12.

Rudolf, B. & F. Rubel (2005): Global Precipitation. In: Hantel, M. (Ed.) Observed Global Climate. New Series on Landolt-Bornstein, Numerical Data and Functional Relationships, Springer, Berlin, 11.1 - 11.53, extended online version (11.1 - 11.24, print version, ISBN 3-540-20206-4.

Rudolf, B., U. Schneider (2005): Calculation of Gridded Precipitation Data for the Global Land-Surface using in-situ Gauge Observations, Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the International Precipitation Working Group IPWG, Monterey October 2004, EUMETSAT, ISBN 92-9110-070-6, ISSN 1727-432X, 231-247.

Beck, C., J. Grieser and B. Rudolf (2005): A New Monthly Precipitation Climatology for the Global Land Areas for the Period 1951 to 2000. DWD, Klimastatusbericht KSB 2004, ISSN 1437-7691, ISSN 1616-5063 (Internet), ISBN 3-88148-402-7, 181-190.

Rudolf, B., H. Hauschild, W. Rueth, and U. Schneider (1994): Terrestrial Precipitation Analysis: Operational Method and Required Density of Point Measurements. In: Global Precipitations and Climate Change (Ed. M. Desbois, F. Desalmond), NATO ASI Series I, Volume 26, Springer-Verlag, page 173-186.

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