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Description

The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) pentad version 1 precipitation data set includes global precipitation rates for 5-day, or pentad, periods. The data sets are derived from measured rain gauge data and merged with satellite estimates of rainfall. This is a portion of the version 1 GPCP pentad data set and covers the ISLSCP II period from 1986 to 1995. The original precipitation rates at 2.5 degrees were re-gridded to a 1 degree spatial resolution by the ISLSCP II staff.

Product Summary

Platforms
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ,
MODELS
Instruments
RAIN GAUGES ,
Computer
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
C2784899581-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
20
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Precipitation Amount ,
Rain

Citation

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Xie, P.-P., 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 1, Pentad Precipitation (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1002 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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