Evaluating the Hydrological Cycle over Land Using the Newly-Corrected Precipitation Climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)

Evaluating the Hydrological Cycle over Land Using the Newly-Corrected Precipitation Climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)

The 2015 release of the precipitation climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) for 1951–2000, based on climatological normals of about 75,100 rain gauges, allows for quantification of mean land surface precipitation as part of the global water cycle. In GPCC’s 2011-release...

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Main Authors: Udo Schneider, Peter Finger, Anja Meyer-Christoffer, Elke Rustemeier, Markus Ziese, Andreas Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
global precipitation
global water cycle
climate change
rain-gauge undercatch correction
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/8/3/52

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