APHRODITE: Constructing a Long-Term Daily Gridded Precipitation Dataset for Asia Based on a Dense Network of Rain Gauges
University of Tsukuba · Japan Meteorological Agency · +3 more institutions
Abstract
A daily gridded precipitation dataset covering a period of more than 57 yr was created by collecting and analyzing rain gauge observation data across Asia through the activities of the Asian Precipitation—Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards Evaluation of Water Resources (APHRODITE) project. APHRODITE's daily gridded precipitation is presently the only long-term, continental-scale, high-resolution daily product. The product is based on data collected at 5,000–12,000 stations, which represent 2.3–4.5 times the data made available through the Global Telecommunication System network and is used for most daily gridded precipitation products. Hence, the APHRODITE project has substantially improved…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 68.16
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 34
Authors
6- AYAkiyo YatagaiCorresponding
University of Tsukuba
- KKKenji Kamiguchi
Japan Meteorological Agency, Meteorological Research Institute
- OAOsamu Arakawa
Japan Meteorological Agency, Meteorological Research Institute
- AHAtsushi Hamada
The University of Tokyo
- NYNatsuko Yasutomi
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Topics & keywords
- Precipitation
- Climatology
- Environmental science
- Monsoon
- East Asia
- Rain gauge
- Meteorology
- Scale (ratio)
- Clean water and sanitation