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摘要
In this communication, we discuss the development of a very high resolution (0.5 degrees x 0.5 degrees) daily rainfall dataset for mesoscale meteorological studies over the Indian region. The dataset was developed using quality-controlled rainfall data from more than 3000 rain gauge stations over India. The analysis consists of daily rainfall data for all the seasons for the period 1971-2005. A well-tested interpolation method (Shepard's method) was used to interpolate the station data into regular grids of 0.5 degrees x 0.5 degrees lat. x long. After proper validation, it has been found that the present dataset is better compared to other available datasets. A few case studies have been shown to demonstrate the utility of the dataset for different mesoscale meteorological analyses. However, since the data density is not kept uniform, there is a possibility of temporal inhomogeneity and therefore, the present dataset cannot be used for trend analysis. The dataset is freely available from the India Meteorological Department, Pune.
- 出版日期2009-2-25
- 单位国家气候中心
