The new portfolio of global precipitation data products of the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre suitable to assess and quantify the global water cycle and resources

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Vol. 374; pp. 29 - 34
• Main Authors: Schneider, Udo, Ziese, Markus, Meyer-Christoffer, Anja, Finger, Peter, Rustemeier, Elke, Becker, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Gottingen Copernicus GmbH 01.01.2016; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Agriculture; Climate; Climate change; Climatology; Drought; Environmental assessment; Fresh water; Freshwater; Global climate; Global precipitation; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrologic data; Hydrological cycle; Hydrology; Inland water environment; International agreements; Land use; Land use management; Meteorological services; Precipitation; Precipitation data; Quality; Reference materials; Risk management; Risk reduction
• ISSN: 2199-899X; 2199-8981; 2199-899X
• DOI: 10.5194/piahs-374-29-2016

Precipitation plays an important role in the global energy and water cycle. Accurate knowledge of precipitation amounts reaching the land surface is of special importance for fresh water assessment and management related to land use, agriculture and hydrology, incl. risk reduction of flood and drought. High interest in long-term precipitation analyses arises from the needs to assess climate change and its impacts on all spatial scales. In this framework, the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) has been established in 1989 on request of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is operated by Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, National Meteorological Service of Germany) as a German contribution to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). This paper provides information on the most recent update of GPCC's gridded data product portfolio including example use cases.