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  "title": "CHIRPS v3 Daily Precipitation",
  "description": "CHIRPS (Climate Hazards center InfraRed Precipitation with Stations), version 3, is a quasi-global daily precipitation dataset produced by the Climate Hazards Center (UC Santa Barbara), blending 0.05° satellite infrared cold-cloud-duration imagery with in-situ station observations. It spans 1981 to near-present, covering 50°S–50°N at all longitudes, and is widely used for drought monitoring, hydrological modeling, and trend/seasonal analysis. Values represent daily accumulated precipitation in millimeters.\n",
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  "doi": "10.1038/sdata.2015.66",
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    "title": "The climate hazards infrared precipitation with stations—a new environmental record for monitoring extremes",
    "authors": [
      "Funk, C.",
      "Peterson, P.",
      "Landsfeld, M.",
      "Pedreros, D.",
      "Verdin, J.",
      "Shukla, S.",
      "Husak, G.",
      "Rowland, J.",
      "Harrison, L.",
      "Hoell, A.",
      "Michaelsen, J."
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