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CMAP - (CPC)Climate Prediction Centers Merged Analysis of Precipitation dataset 1979-2006

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Updated 25/06/2025

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The Climate Prediction Centers (CPC) Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) dataset uses a technique which produces pentad and monthly analysis of global precipitation in which observations from raingauges are merged with precipitation estimates from several satellite-based algorithms (infrared and microwave). The CSIRO version of this dataset is a concatenation of the individual monthly data files into a single contiguous netcdf file for the two sepearate time periods of 1979-2006 and 1980-1999 with a spatial resolution of 2.5° x 2.5°. The 1980-1999 version of the dataset has also been processed to include calculated Climatology and Seasonal forms of this dataset. There are approximately 4 files totaling 27.1 MB.

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Field Value
Title CMAP - (CPC)Climate Prediction Centers Merged Analysis of Precipitation dataset 1979-2006
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ffe23a24-3ba6-4b7e-970f-8319d1bd8a74
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Tim.Cowan@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/01/1979 - 01/12/2006
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "CMAP - (CPC)Climate Prediction Centers Merged Analysis of Precipitation dataset 1979-2006". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cmap-cpcclimate-prediction-centers-merged-analysis-of-precipitation-dataset-1979-20061