Original documentation can be found in the SOUTH_ASIA_README.txt file at ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/cpc/fews/S.Asia.
For more documentation, see RFE2.0 Documents: Southern Asia RFE Paper and the following web page at the Climate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews/SASIA/rfe.html
The following information is excerpted from the "SOUTH_ASIA_README.txt" file referred to above:
This is the readme file for archived southern Asia area NOAA/Climate Prediction Center RFE2.0 daily rainfall estimates. This file
describes all archived rainfall estimates for the region, though the data located on the NOAA/CPC anonymous ftp server:
ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/cpc/fews/S.Asia/data/ and ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/cpc/fews/S.Asia/figs/.
CONTENTS:
Southern Asia area daily rainfall estimates
--graphics for May 01, 2001 - July 31, 2003: 'cpc_rfe_v2.0_sa_dly.YYYYMMDD.gif'
--data for May 01, 2001 - July 31, 2003: 'cpc_rfe_v2.0_sa_dly.bin.YYYYMMDD.gz' where
YYYY is year, MM is month, DD is day.
--Spatial domain: 70.0-110.0E; 5.0-35.0N
--Temporal domain: 00Z-00Z
--Resolution: 0.1 x 0.1 degree
--File structure: binary, 4-byte floating point, big_endian
undefined = -999.0
file contains one record with (401 pixels in x direction) * (301 pixels in y direction) = 120701 points
uncompressed file size = 120701 points * 4 bytes per point = 482804
bytes
file starting pixel = (5.0N;70.0E)
pixel #2 = (5.0N;60.1E)
pixel #402 = (5.1N;60.0E)
pixel #120701 = (35.0N;110.0E)
--Monthly accumulations for 2003 are available as created with similar format to daily
estimates
These products were created by the NOAA/Climate Prediction Center's FEWS-NET group sponsored by USAID. For details regarding
the algorithm, see http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews. For usage or other information, contact Tim.Love@noaa.gov or
Pingping.Xie@noaa.gov.
August 11, 2003
Modified October 20, 2003