Independent Variables (Grids)

Time

grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1.0 N= 12 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 (89.75N) to (89.75S) by 0.5 N= 360 pts :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize

4

datatype

realarraytype

missing_value

-99999.992

units

unitless

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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