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- 502ea6bd-45e9-45af-9092-a4cbe6ba2e7e type Project @default.
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- 502ea6bd-45e9-45af-9092-a4cbe6ba2e7e definition "The Global Precipitation Climatology ProjectGPCP is an element ofthe Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GEWEX of the WorldClimate Research program WCRP It was established by the WCRP in1986 with the initial goal of providing monthly mean precipitationdata on a 25 x 25 degree latitude longitude grid for the period19861995 This was recently extended to the year 2000 The GPCP willaccomplish this by merging infrared and microwave satellite estimatesof precipitation with rain gauge data from more than 30000stations Infrared precipitation estimates are obtained from GOESUnited States GMS Japan and Meteosat European Communitygeostationary satellites and National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration NOAA operational polar orbiting satellites Microwaveestimates are obtained from the US Defense Meteorological SatelliteProgram DMSP satellites using the Special Sensor Microwave ImagerSSMI These data sets will be used to validate general circulationand climate models study the global hydrological cycle and diagnosethe variability of the global climate system Data are availablebeginning in January 1986 Merged satellite and gauge data areavailable starting with July 1987The GPCP is developing new products One product that is underdevelopment is a one degree global daily product Another set ofproducts under development include SSMI derived rain variabilityparameters rainfall variance aerial coverage etc Contact Arnold Gruber Office of Research and Applications NESDIS ERA Washington DC 20233 Ph 3017638127 Fax 3017638108 email ArnoldGrubernoaagov For more information link to httpcicsumdeduGPCP" @default.
- 502ea6bd-45e9-45af-9092-a4cbe6ba2e7e prefLabel "GPCP" @default.