Data: CAMS_OPI monthly precipitation climatology
(mm/month) on a 2.5 x 2.5 deg. lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology: 1979-1995
Data Source: NCEP, Climate Prediction Center
USA
Description:
Monthly precipitation (mm/month) based on satellite
precipitation estimates over ocean areas and rain guage data over land
regions. Contours are drawn at 50 mm intervals.
"CAMS" is an acronym for the "Climate Anomaly Monitoring
System" in use at the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) at the US National
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). "OPI" stands for "Outgoing
longwave radiation Precipitation Index" (the statellite precipitation estimates
are based on emitted longwave radiation observed by polar-orbiting satellite.) |
