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Description

The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Version 2 data set includes global, monthly precipitation rates and associated random errors (RMSE), and a monthly precipitation climatology derived as an average from all GPCP data sets from January 1979 to December 1999. The data are derived from measured gauge data and merged with satellite estimates of rainfall. This is a portion of the version 2 GPCP data and covers the ISLSCP II period from 1986 to 1995. There are six data files included with this data set: the original precipitation rates, errors and climatology at 2.5 degrees spatial resolution, and the same data re-gridded to a 1 degree spatial resolution by the ISLSCP II staff.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND STATIONS
Instruments
RAIN GAUGES
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2785267282-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
6
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Precipitation Amount ,
Rain

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.

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Huffman, G. J., Bolvin, D. T., Adler, R. F., Hall, F. G., Collatz, G. J., Meeson, B. W., Los, S. O., Brown de Colstoun, E., & Landis, D. R. (2011). ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2, Monthly Precipitation (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1003 Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

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Climate simulations using MRI-ESM2 with 60 km resolution atmosphere and data assimilated ocean Mizuta, Ryo, Endo, Hirokazu, Kawai, Hideaki, Yukimoto, Seiji, Yoshida, Kohei, Yoshimura, Hiromasa, Tsujino, Hiroyuki, Miyasaka, Takafumi, Murakami, Hiroyuki, Ushijima, Yusuke, Takahashi, Chiharu, Ishii, Masayoshi Precipitation Amount, Rain
The quasi climatological intraseasonal oscillation over the South China Sea and its relationship with summer monsoon onset and MJO Jhu, Yun-Ting, Lu, Mong-Ming, Chen, Meng-Shih, Lo, Tzu-Ting Precipitation Amount, Rain
Observed Extreme Freshening in the Central Andaman Sea Induced by Strong Positive Indian Ocean Dipole Liu, Yanliang, Sangmanee, Chalermrat, Su, Qinglei, Li, Chao, Li, Zhi, Fang, Yue, Khokiattiwong, Somkiat, Yu, Weidong Precipitation Amount, Rain
Evaluating Climate Models with an African Lens James, Rachel, Washington, Richard, Abiodun, Babatunde, Kay, Gillian, Mutemi, Joseph, Pokam, Wilfried, Hart, Neil, Artan, Guleid, Senior, Cath Precipitation Amount, Rain
MJORelated Intraseasonal Variation in the Stratosphere: Gravity Waves and Zonal Winds Alexander, M. J., Grimsdell, A. W., Stephan, C. C., Hoffmann, L. Precipitation Amount, Rain
Oceanic and terrestrial sources of continental precipitation Gimeno, Luis, Stohl, Andreas, Trigo, Ricardo M., Dominguez, Francina, Yoshimura, Kei, Yu, Lisan, Drumond, Anita, DuranQuesada, Ana Maria, Nieto, Raquel Precipitation Amount, Rain
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