NCAR Asia Daily Rainfall 1979-1996

NCAR Asia daily stational rainfall data from 1979 to 1996 from NCAR Dataset 512.0 (ds512.0)

This global summary of the day and month data set is obtained on a delayed monthly basis from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). CPC extracts surface synoptic weather observations from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) and performs limited automated validation of the parameters. The data is then summarized for all reporting stations on a daily basis to current operational requirements related to the assessment of crop and energy production.

Data coverage begins in 1979. In 1987 there is a format change and additional parameters were added. Major parameters include maximum temperature, mimimum temperature, precipitation, vapor pressure, sea level pressure, maximum relative humidity, and minimum relative humidity. If the maximum or minimum temperatures are not reported, they are estimated from reported air temperatures in the regular synoptic reports when sufficient data exist. Starting in 1994, total sky cover, 3-hourly wind direction and speed, and total snow depth are included. There are approximately 8900 actively reporting stations. Periods of record vary widely among the stations.

Variables
Rainfall (mm)
Zonal69 40.2E to 153 58.2E by varies
Meridional19 55.2S to 53 28.8N by varies
Vertical 
TemporalJan 1979 to Dec 1996 by varies
Static?no
Volume1082 station
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Sourcehttp://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds512.0/ 
AcquiredJul 1, 2004
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