precipitation data - georgia, usa

Precipitation Data

Categories Ground Station - Precipitation Datasets

United States Geological Survey

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (National Climatic Data Center)

Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (GAEMN)

Georgia Forestry Commission

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network

GHCN (Global Historical Climatology Network)

Gridded - Precipitation Datasets PRISM (Parameter-Elevation Relationships on Independent Slopes Model)

GPCC (Global Precipitation Climatology Centre)

CRU (Climate Research Unit Time Series)

PRECipitation REConstruction over Land (PREC/L)

CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Unified Gauge-Based Analysis of Global Daily Precipitation

MSU (Microwave Sounding Unit)

University of Delaware

Categories

Satellite - Precipitation Datasets

TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)

Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPMM)

PERSIANN (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks)

CMORPH (CPC Morphing Technique)

CMAP (CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation)

GPCP (Global Precipitation Climatology Project)

Radar - Precipitation Datasets

NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar)

Measurement Frequency Classification

NRT 15 Minute Hourly Daily Monthly Yearly

Ground Stations - USGS, NOAA, USGS, NOAA,

GFC, USGS, NOAA,

GAEMN USGS, NOAA,

GHCN USGS, NOAA,

Gridded - - - PRISM, CPC, MSU

PRISM, GPCC, CRU,

PREC/L, CPC, MSU, UoD

PRISM

Satellite

GPMM, TRMM,

PERSIANN, CMORPH

- - - CMAP, GPCP -

Radar NEXRAD - - - - -

Ground Stations United States Geological Survey

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/current/?type=precip&group_key=county_cd

Grid Size – Point Data (287 Stations)

Domain – Georgia, USA

Available Parameters – Gage Height, Precipitation, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Turbidity, Specific Conductance

Methodology – Rain gages such as the non-recording cylindrical container type or the recording weighing type, float type and tipping-bucket type

Time Period – 2007 - 2015

Measurement Frequency – 15 Minute, Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Annual



Ground Stations National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (National Climatic Data Center)

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets

Grid Size – Point Data (68 Stations) (2% Coverage¹)


Available Parameters – Precipitation

Methodology – An inlet-heated, wind-shielded weighing rain gauge (configured with three load cell sensors), precipitation (wetness) detector, and an auxiliary tipping bucket gauge.


Measurement Frequency – 15 Minute, Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Annual (Dataset maybe delayed 6 months or more)

¹Coverage is an approximation of total completeness based on the most complete data element, and the overall data range.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets

Ground Stations Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (GAEMN)

http://weather.uga.edu/aemn/cgi-bin/AEMN.pl?site=GAAA



Available Parameters – Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Rainfall, Solar Radiation, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Soil Temperature

Methodology – Automated Weather Station


Measurement Frequency – Daily



Ground Stations Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC)

http://weather.gfc.state.ga.us/climate/climate.aspx



Available Parameters – Air temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Soil Temperatures

Methodology – Automated Weather Station


Measurement Frequency – Hourly

http://weather.gfc.state.ga.us/climate/climate.aspx

Ground Stations Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network

http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListMultiDayPrecipReports.aspx



Available Parameters – Cumulative Precipitation

Methodology – Standard 4-Inch Diameter Rain Gauge


Measurement Frequency – Irregular



Ground Stations GHCN (Global Historical Climatology Network)

http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/map/viewer/#app=cdo&cfg=cdo&theme=precip&layers=01&node=gis

Grid Size – Point Data

Domain - Global


Methodology – The database was created from 15 source data sets, including:

The National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC's) World Weather Records

CAC's Climate Anomaly Monitoring System (CAMS)

NCAR's World Monthly Surface Station Climatology

CIRES' (Eischeid/Diaz) Global precipitation data set

P. Jones' Temperature data base for the world

S. Nicholson's African precipitation data base

Time Period – Variable (1697 - 1990)

Measurement Frequency – Monthly



Gridded DatasetsPRISM (Parameter-Elevation Relationships on Independent Slopes Model) - Christopher Daly and Kirk Bryant

http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

Grid Size – Climatologies (normals) are available at 30-arcsec (800 meters) and monthly data are available at 2.5 arcmin (4 km) resolution.

Domain – Contiguous US

Main Variables – Dew Point Temperature, Max. & Min. Air Temperature, Precipitation

Methodology – The PRISM products use a weighted regression scheme to account for complex climate regimes associated with orography, rain shadows, temperature inversions, slope aspect, coastal proximity, and other factors.

Time Period – 1895 - Present

Measurement Frequency – Daily, Monthly, Annual, 30-year normals (1981-2010) (monthly and annual)

http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

Gridded DatasetsGPCC (Global Precipitation Climatology Centre)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcc.html

Grid Size – 0.5 degree latitude x 0.5 degree longitude global grid

1.0 degree latitude x 1.0 degree longitude global grid


Domain - Global


Methodology – Based on quality-controlled data from 67,200 stations world-wide that feature record durations of 10 years or longer.





Gridded DatasetsCRU (Climate Research Unit Time Series)

http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4a6d071383976a5fb24b5b42e28cf28f

Grid Size – 0.5 degree latitude x 0.5 degree longitude global grid (4,000 Stations)

Domain - Global

Available Parameters – Cloud cover, diurnal temperature range, frost day frequency, precipitation, daily mean temperature, monthly average daily maximum temperature, vapor pressure, Potential Evapo-transpiration and wet day frequency.

Methodology – Based on an archive of monthly mean temperatures provided by more than 4000 weather stations distributed around the world.


Measurement Spacing – Monthly



Gridded DatasetsPRECipitation REConstruction over Land (PREC/L)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.precl.html

Grid Size – (17,000 Stations)




Domain - Global


Methodology – Precipitation gauge measurements over land from the GHCN-v2 (Global Historical Climatology Network version 2) are interpolated

Time Period – 1948 – Present (Except 0.5 degree data, which runs behind)


http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.precl.html

Gridded DatasetsCPC (Climate Prediction Center) Unified Gauge-Based Analysis of Global Daily Precipitation

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.unified.daily.conus.html

Grid Size – 0.25 degree latitude x 0.25 degree longitude global grid (30,000 Stations)

Domain - Global


Methodology – This dataset has two components: (a) the "retrospective version" which uses 30K stations and spans 1979-2005 and (b) the "real-time version" which uses 17K stations and spans 2006-present.

Time Period – 1948 – 2006 (Daily), 1948 – Present (Monthly)

Measurement Frequency – Daily, Monthly



Gridded DatasetsMSU (Microwave Sounding Unit)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.msu.html

Resolution – 2.5 degree latitude x 2.5 degree longitude global grid

Domain - Global

Available Parameters – Precipitation, Temperature

Methodology – The NOAA satellites contributing to this dataset are, in order of their launch, TIROS-N, NOAA-6, -7, -9, - 10,-11, and NOAA-12.

Time Period – 1979 – 1996

Measurement Frequency – Daily, Monthly



Gridded DatasetsUniversity of Delaware (UoD)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.UDel_AirT_Precip.html


Domain - Global

Available Parameters – Precipitation, Temperature

Methodology - Cort Willmott & Kenji Matsuura of the University of Delaware have put data together from a large number of stations, both from the GHCN2 (Global Historical Climate Network) and, more extensively, from the archive of Legates & Willmott.

Time Period – 1901 – 2010




Satellite DatasetsTRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)

http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Resolution - 0.25 degree latitude x 0.25 degree longitude global grid

Domain - Global


Methodology – The mission uses 5 instruments: Precipitation Radar (PR), TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI), Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS), Clouds & Earths Radiant Energy System (CERES) and Lightning Imaging Sensor (LSI).

Time Period – 1997 – (March) 2015

Measurement Frequency – 3 Hour (Near Real Time)

http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Satellite DatasetsGlobal Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPMM)

http://pmm.nasa.gov/data-access/downloads/gpm

Resolution - 0.1 degree latitude x 0.1 degree longitude global grid

Domain - Global


Methodology – The satellite carries a microwave imager. Its scanning antenna rotates 32 times per minute, while a downward pointing detector reads microwaves reflected from the atmosphere below. As it orbits, GPM scans the Earth’s atmosphere with its Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar. The radar scans in two frequencies, the Ku scan (13.6 gigahertz) and the Ka scan (35.5 gigahertz).

Time Period – (March) 2014 - Present


http://pmm.nasa.gov/data-access/downloads/gpm

Satellite DatasetsPERSIANN (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks)

http://chrs.web.uci.edu/persiann/


Domain - Global

Available Parameters – Precipitation, Atmosphere

Methodology – The PERSIANN algorithm used here is based on the geostationary longwave infrared imagery to generate global rainfall.

Time Period – 1979 - Present


http://chrs.web.uci.edu/persiann/

Satellite DatasetsCMORPH (CPC Morphing Technique)

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/janowiak/cmorph_description.html


Domain - Global


Methodology – The precipitation estimates derived from the passive microwaves aboard the DMSP 13, 14 & 15 (SSM/I), the NOAA-15, 16, 17 & 18 (AMSU-B), and AMSR-E and TMI aboard NASA's Aqua and TRMM spacecraft, respectively.


Measurement Frequency – 3 Hour, Daily (Near Real Time)



Satellite DatasetsCMAP (CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.cmap.html


Domain - Global


Methodology – Inputs are derived from gauge analysis; microwave and infrared observations from polar orbiting and geostationary satellites


Measurement Frequency – Monthly Mean



Satellite DatasetsGPCP (Global Precipitation Climatology Project)

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html


Domain - Global


Methodology – The Version 2 Data Set contains data from several contributing centers:

GPCP Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Centre - Emission (SSM/I emission estimates)

F17 SSMIS: calibrating microwave data source to replace the F13 SSM/I, which failed in September 2009

GPCP Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Centre - Scattering (SSM/I scattering estimates)

GPCP Geostationary Satellite Precipitation Data Centre (GPI and OPI estimates and rain gauge analyses)

NASA/GSFC Satellite Applications Office (TOVS estimates)

GPCP Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (rain gauge analyses)

Time Period – 1979 – (February) 2015

Measurement Frequency – Monthly Mean

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html

RadarNEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar)

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/

Domain - US


Methodology – NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) currently comprises 159 sites throughout the United States and select overseas locations.


Measurement Frequency – Near Real Time

TDWR – Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/

Data Sources PSD Gridded Climate Datasets: All

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/

NCAR UCAR Climate Data Guide

https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/




https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/

precipitation data - georgia, usa

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