Dataset

Rainfall Estimates from Rain Gauge and Satellite Observations

PrecipitationGlobalUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Dataset Objective

To provide estimates of rainfall variations in space and time initially to support the United States Agency for International Development Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

Context

35+ year quasi-global rainfall data set spanning 50°S-50°N (and all longitudes) and ranging from 1981 to near-present data

What is included

Early warning trend analysis and seasonal drought monitoring.

Collection Methods

Climate modelling and satellite observations