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This data set reports daily total precipitation data retrieved from Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) network for three stations near two Amazonian research sites: Altamira, and Santarem, from 1961-1998.

Daily precipitation totals are provided in one comma-separated ASCII file for three stations in Para, including two sites in Altamira: Altamira City and on the Transamazon Highway at Km 100 near Medicilandia (operated by EMBRAPA); and, one site in Santarem: Taperinha. Data availability varies by station (sublocation): Altamira City from 1961-1990, Transamazon Km 100 from 1982-1998, and Taperinha from 1983-1992.

Product Summary

Platforms
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
Instruments
RAIN GAUGES
Spatial Extent
N: -2.5 S: -4 E: -51 W: -54
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1961-01-01 to 1998-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2777751407-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Precipitation Amount

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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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Brondizio, E. S., & Moran, E. F. (2009). LBA-ECO LC-09 Daily Precipitation for Altamira and Santarem, Para, Brazil: 1961-1998 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/940 Date Accessed: 2025-10-08

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