How to get Xie-Arkin: CPC Merged Monthly Precipitation Data

Recall the following data is available:

  • XieArkin-T42-1979-2002.nc -- T42 Gaussian (128 x 64)
  • XieArkin-T63-1979-2002.nc -- T63 Gaussian (192 x 96)
  • XieArkin-1979-2002.nc -- 2.5 x 2.5 degree grid
  • XieArkin-1x1-1979-2002.nc -- 1 x 1 degree grid

These are all in netCDF format.

1. Read it from the NCAR Mass Storage System (MSS) from an NCAR computer:

  • Login to an NCAR computer.
  • Read it from the MSS
    • msrcp mss:/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-T42-1979-2002.nc XieArkin-T42-1979-2002.nc
    • msrcp mss:/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-T63-1979-2002.nc XieArkin-T63-1979-2002.nc
    • msrcp mss:/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-1979-2002.nc XieArkin-1979-2002.nc
    • msrcp mss:/CA/CMAP/XieArkin-1x1-979-2002.nc XieArkin-1x1-1979-2002.nc

2. Get it from the Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Climate Analysis Section (CAS) data manager by emailing your request to: Jessica Mackaro