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Product
name | CMORPH
(NOAA CPC morphing technique)
Source:
ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/fews/CMORPH/ | GSMaP
(Global satellite mapping for precipitation)
Source:
http://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/
GSMaP_crest/html/about_data.html | CPC-RFE2.0
(NOAA climate prediction centre rainfall estimates version 2.0)
Source:
ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/fews/S.Asia/data/ | RFE2.0-Modified
(The merged version of CPC-RFE2.0 products and local ground observed data improved at ICIMOD) | TRMM 3B42-V6
(Tropical rainfall measuring mission)
Source:
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/
GCMD_GES_DISC_TRMM_3B42
_daily_V6.html |
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Spatial
resolution | 0.1 deg. | 0.1 deg. | 0.1 deg. | 0.1 deg. | 0.25 deg. |
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Temporal
resolution | 30 min | 1 hour | 24 hours | 24 hours | 30 min |
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| Domain | 60N—60S (Global) | 60N—60S (Global) | 70–110E and 5–35N (Regional) | 70–110E and 5–35N (Regional) | 50N—50S (Global) |
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Product
source | IR, SSM/I, AMSU-B, AMSR-E, TMI
(No rain gauge) | MWR-GEO IR combined algorithm with NOAA AMSU-B products
(No rain gauge) | GPI cloud-top IR, SSM/I, AMSU-A, GTS
(Rain gauge) | GPI cloud-top IR, SSM/I, AMSU-A,
GTS
Merged local country wise rainfall data
(Rain gauge) | IR, TMI, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSU-B, MHS, monthly 1 degree rain gauge grid data
(Rain gauge) |
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| Agency | Climate Prediction Centre (CPC), NOAA | Earth Observation Research Centre (EORC), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Climate Prediction Centre (CPC), NOAA in association with USAID/FEWS-NET | Climate Prediction Centre (CPC), NOAA, and improved at ICIMOD | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
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| References | Joyce et al. (2004) [9] | Ushio et al. (2009) [10] | Xie and Arkin. (1996) [35] | Xie and Arkin. (1996) [35] | Huffman et al. (1995, 1997) [11, 12] |
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