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MSWEP v2.8

Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation. 3-hourly 0.1° precipitation merging gauges, satellites and reanalysis.

A weighted merge of gauge, satellite and reanalysis precipitation with daily gauge correction. It performs well for hydrological modelling across climates.

Source
GloH2O
Resolution
0.1° (about 11 km)
Data type
Raster
Time span
1979–near present
Temporal
3-hourly, daily, monthly
Access type
Registration with provider · Free for non-commercial use after registration
Formats
NetCDF
Coverage
Global (-180, -90, 180, 90)
Licence
Free for non-commercial use
Provider page
www.gloh2o.org/mswep/

Cite as. Beck, H. E., et al. (2019). MSWEP V2 Global 3-Hourly 0.1° Precipitation: Methodology and Quantitative Assessment. BAMS, 100(3), 473–500. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0138.1

Access

linkRegistration and access

https://www.gloh2o.org/mswep/

curl "https://hydrological.org/api/v1/datasets/mswep/links?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Also available as JSON: links · manifest · dataset record