IMERG Daily Climatology

  • Released Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Example composite showing the daily climatology along with the appropriate month and colorbar.

The daily climatology dataset covers January 2001 to December 2018, computed as a trailing 30-day average to reduce the random noise due to isolated big events. Notable features include the annual cycle of the InterTropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) following the motion of the Sun (with a time lag) over both land and ocean, the seasonal shift of the Asian Monsoon between South Asia in the boreal summer and Australia in the boreal winter, the North American Monsoon in the late boreal summer in northern Mexico and southwestern U.S., and the dry summer/wet winter pattern in the Mediterranean Sea area and the west coast of the U.S.

Daily Climatology with a 30 day trailing average.

Colorbar for IMERG Daily Climatology. Cooler colors are areas that receive very little precipitation. Warmer colors receive more precipitation.

Colorbar for IMERG Daily Climatology. Cooler colors are areas that receive very little precipitation. Warmer colors receive more precipitation.

Alternative IMERG daily climatology colorbar. Text and colorbar outline are white.

Alternative IMERG daily climatology colorbar. Text and colorbar outline are white.

Blank Earth Map used for compositing.

Blank Earth Map used for compositing.

Month overlay layer for compositing.

Month overlay layer for compositing.

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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
This page was last updated on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM EDT.

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