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The data format is NetCDF, compatible with conventions CF 1.6 and ACDD 1.3. The filenames are gpcp_v02r03_monthly_dYYYYMM.nc where YYYY specifies the year and MM specifies the month to which the monthly mean provided in the file refers.
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The data format is NetCDF, compatible with conventions CF 1.6 and ACDD 1.3. The filenames are gpcp_v01r03_daily_dYYYYMMDD.nc where YYYY specifies the year, MM specifies the month, and DD specifies the day of the month to which the daily mean provided in the file refers.
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The original repository for the data at the UMD can be found at http://gpcp.umd.edu/. Respective documentation at a separate NOAA repository (see URLs below) includes the C-ATBDs [D1, D2], acknowledgment guidelines, maturity matrices, and source codes.
- https://www.ncdcncei.noaa.gov/cdr/atmosphericproducts/climate-data-records/precipitation-gpcp-monthlydaily
- https://www.ncdcncei.noaa.gov/cdr/atmosphericproducts/climate-data-records/precipitation-gpcp-dailymonthly
3.2 Data access through the CDS
Within C3S, the distribution will be through the CDS (https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/) where the C-ATBDs [D1, D2] will be uploaded, too. Additional documentation created for the inclusion of the dataset in the CDS, such as this PUGS document, will also be provided.
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Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) (2017): ERA5: Fifth generation of ECMWF atmospheric reanalyses of the global climate. Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store (CDS), 21/12/2018. https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/home
Ferraro, R. R., 1997: SSM/I derived global rainfall estimates for climatological applications. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16 715–16 735.
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