PACRAIN |
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The PACRAIN program is supported by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office - Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing. | ||||||||||||||||
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The PACRAIN Database consists of daily and monthly rainfall records from many sites
located on atolls and islands. The database is updated monthly. Data comes from the following sources:
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Last Update: Database updated April 2, 2024
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Cook, W.E. and J.S. Greene, 2019: Gridded Monthly Rainfall Estimates Derived from Historical Atoll Observations. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 36, 671-687. Cook, W.E. and J.S. Greene, 2022: Derivation of new daily rainfall values from TAO one-minute rain gauge data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 39(11), 1837-1855. Greene, J.S., M. Klatt, M. Morrissey and S. Postawko, 2008: The Comprehensive Pacific Rainfall Database. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. 25(1), 71-82. Postawko, S., M. Morrissey, and B. Gibson, 1994: The Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment: Combining research and education. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 75(8), 1260–1266. Taylor, R. C., 1973: An Atlas of Pacific Islands Rainfall. Department of Meteorology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Data Rep. 25, 174 pp. |
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For more information about PACRAIN or for questions about the data, contact:
Dr. Scott Greene |