Abstract: This paper describes a comprehensive assessment of a new high-resolution, gauge?satellite-based analysis of daily precipitation over continental South America during 2004. This methodology is based on a combination of ...

Abstract: The measure of atmospheric model performance is highly dependent on the quality of the observations used in the evaluation process. In the particular case of operational forecast centers, large-scale datasets must be made ...

Abstract: The definition and derivation of a 5-yr, 0.125°, 3-hourly atmospheric forcing dataset that is appropriate for use in a Land Data Assimilation System operating across South America is described. Because surface observations ...