| Name |
Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) |
| Note |
Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) is a 30+ year quasi-global rainfall dataset. Spanning 50°S-50°N (and all longitudes), starting in 1981 to near-present, CHIRPS incorporates 0.05° resolution satellite imagery with in-situ station data to create gridded rainfall time series for trend analysis and seasonal drought monitoring. As of February 12th, 2015, version 2.0 of CHIRPS is complete and available to the public. |
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Update Frequency
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1-5 days |
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Area
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Global
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| Temporal |
01 Jan. 1981 -
02 Oct. 2018
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Timeliness
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< 1 hr |
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Data Policy
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Freely accessible |
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Data type
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Observation |
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Copernicus service product
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Data format
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NetCDF |
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Quality Control Procedure
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N/A |
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Dissemination
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View and Download Service |
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Inspire themes
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Annex III: Meteorological geographical features
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Geographical Coverage
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Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
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Status
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- |
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State
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Ready
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| Created on |
Oct. 2, 2018, 2:39 p.m. |
| Last modified on |
June 23, 2022, noon |