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Description

The Amazon River Basin precipitation grids were derived from data which was collected daily by the gauging network operated by the Divisao Nacional de Aguas e Energia Eletrica (DNAEE, SGAN 603 Modulo J, Anexo DNC, CEP 70.830-030 Brasilia DF, Brazil). The DNAEE provided the Earth Observing System (EOS) Regional Amazon Model (EOSRAM) project with this data for cooperative analysis. The project includes both empirical and modeling studies of rainfall and runoff from sample hillslopes to the entire Amazon basin. The precipitation data is 0.2 degree gridded monthly precipitation data. The data spans the period from January 1972 to December 1992.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS,
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS,
STREAMFLOW STATION
Instruments
RAIN GAUGES
Spatial Extent
N: 5.2 S: -20 E: -49.4 W: -79.6
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1972-01-01 to 1992-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2776924642-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

DUNNE, T. (1999). Amazon River Basin Precipitation, 1972-1992. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/228 Date Accessed: 2025-07-13

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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