Globally the results show that GPCP is closer to observations than CMAP in
terms of correlation (intra-seasonal evolution) whereas CMAP is better in
terms ofbias. Thus, an improved dataset set called "MERGE" based
on the GPCP variability and the CMAP distribution has been proposed for the
West Africa region. MERGE is a more confident product at a fine temporal resolution
(5-day) for West African studies over the recent period 1979_2000. Note that
the validation of the "MERGE" dataset was made over the 1979-2000
period. The present version available for download is over the 1979 2004 period.
Readme (merge.txt):
First column=longitude, second column=latitude, others=precipitations at 5-day
time resolution.