GPCP pentad precipitation analyses: An experimental dataset based on gauge observations and satellite estimates

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2197-2214

  Xie, Pingping ^a   Janowiak, John E ^a   Arkin, Phillip A ^b   Adler, Robert ^c   Gruber, Arnold ^d   Ferraro, Ralph ^d   Huffman, George J ^c,e   Curtis, Scott ^c,f  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; FREQUENCIES;

DATASETS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALGORITHM; DATA ASSIMILATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0041566930     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2769.1     Document Type: Article

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