A spatially comprehensive, hydrometeorological data set for Mexico, the U.S., and Southern Canada 1950-2013.

ABSTRACT: A data set of observed daily precipitation, maximum and minimum temperature, gridded to a 1/16° (~6 km) resolution, is described that spans the entire country of Mexico, the conterminous U.S. (CONUS), and regions of Canada south of 53° N for the period 1950-2013. The dataset improves previous products in spatial extent, orographic precipitation adjustment over Mexico and parts of Canada, and reduction of transboundary discontinuities. The impacts of adjusting gridded precipitation for orographic effects are quantified by scaling precipitation to an elevation-aware 1981-2010 precipitation climatology in Mexico and Canada. Differences are evaluated in terms of total precipitation as well as by hydrologic quantities simulated with a land surface model. Overall, orographic correction impacts t

SUBMITTER: Livneh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540002 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature