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CHIRPS Version 2.0, Precipitation, Global, 0.05°, 5-Day, 1981-present

This dataset has 5-day (pentad) averages of the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS), which is quasi-global rainfall data set. Spanning 50°S-50°N (and all longitudes) and ranging from 1981 to near-present, CHIRPS incorporates our in-house climatology, CHPclim, 0.05° resolution satellite imagery, and in-situ station data to create a gridded rainfall time series for trend analysis and seasonal drought monitoring. Since 1999, USGS and CHC scientists (supported by funding from USAID, NASA, and NOAA) have developed techniques for producing rainfall maps, especially in areas where surface data is sparse. Estimating rainfall variations in space and time is a key aspect of drought early warning and environmental monitoring. See https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201566 . See the FAQ at https://wiki.chc.ucsb.edu/CHIRPS_FAQ .
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
  • chirps20GlobalPentadP05
chirps20GlobalPentadP05
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Distribution Formats
  • OPeNDAP (Version:DAP/2.0)
Distributor Bob Simons
NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division
+1 831-420-3666
bob.simons@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact Pete Peterson
UCSB Climate Hazards Group
pete@geog.ucsb.edu
Time Period 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z to 2022-07-26T00:00:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-179.975
East:179.975
South:-49.975
North:49.975
Spatial Coverage Map
Documentation links not available.
Publication Dates
  • creation: 2022-09-02
Dataset Progress Status Status not available
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Purpose Purpose statement not available
Originators
  • Pete Peterson
    UCSB Climate Hazards Group
Publishers
    Publisher information not available.
Theme keywords
  • barbara
  • california
  • chirps
  • climate
  • convective
  • convective precipitation rate
  • data
  • group
  • hazards
  • infrared
  • meteorology
  • pentad
  • pentads
  • precipitation
  • rain
  • rainfall
  • rate
  • santa
  • stations
  • university
  • version
  • with
CF Standard Name Table v70
  • time
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • lwe_precipitation_rate
Project keywords
  • UCSB Climate Hazards Group
Use Constraints No constraint information available
Fees Fee information not available.
Lineage information for:dataset
Lineage Statement Created by Climate Hazards Group, University of California at Santa Barbara erd.data@noaa.gov periodically downloads the latest data files from https://data.chc.ucsb.edu/products/CHIRPS-2.0/global_pentad/netcdf/ to NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD
Last Modified: 2022-09-02
For questions about the information on this page, please email:bob.simons@noaa.gov