Xie-Arkin: CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP)

REFERENCES:

Xie and Arkin, 1997: Global Precipitation: A 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 78, 2539-2558.

Xie and Arkin, 1996: Analyses of global monthly precipitation using gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model predictions, Journal of Climate, 9, 840-858.

SOURCE:Arkin : "rain1" includes numerical model outputs
	2.5 degree grid

FORMAT: NetCDF

GRID:   Global - T42 Gaussian (128 x 64)
        Global - T63 Gaussian (192 x 96)
        2.5 x 2.5 degree grid
          1 x 1  degree grid
        NOTE: additional resolutions can be made available upon request

LEVELS: Surface

FIELDS: Description                     Name    Units   Levels
        -------------------------------------------------------
	Precipitation			PRC 	mm/day	surface

TIMES:  One value per month.

Current holdings: January 1979 - December 2002

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/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-T42-1979-2002.nc
/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-T63-1979-2002.nc
/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-1979-2002.nc (original 2.5 degree grid)
/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-1x1-1979-2002.nc


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