Repository details

Global Precipitation Climatology Centre

Name of repository
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre
Additional name(s)
  • GPCC
  • Weltzentrum für Niederschlagsklimatologie
  • WZN
Repository URL
https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/gpcc/gpcc.html
Subject(s)
Description
The Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) provides global precipitation analyses for monitoring and research of the earth's climate. The centre is a German contribution to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
Contact
  • gpcc@dwd.de
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/gpcc/gpcc.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
  • German
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
Institution name
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Additional name(s)
  • DWD
  • German Meteorological Service
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:02nrqs528
Country
Germany
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Global Climate Observing System
Additional name(s)
  • GCOS
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
World Climate Research Programme
Additional name(s)
  • WCRP
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
World Meteorological Organization
Additional name(s)
  • WMO
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:011pjwf87
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
General Terms and Conditions of Business and Delivery

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • feeRequired

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
Copyrights
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Data citation guideline
https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/gpcc/gpcc.html
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
FTP

Metadata standards (2)

Metadata standard name
ISO 19115
Metadata standard scheme
DCC
Metadata standard name
DataCite Metadata Schema
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Remarks

Remarks
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).
Entry date
2016-01-12
Last update
2022-01-05
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re3data.org: Global Precipitation Climatology Centre; editing status 2022-01-05; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R32W6N last accessed: 2024-04-24