Q2. I want to know the specific area of the text data (.csv).

A2. Please refer to the following list for the specific area of the text dat for each product.

1) GSMaP_NOW/GSMaP_Gauge_NOW/GSMaP_NRT(new)/GSMaP_Gauge_NRT/GSMaP_MVK/GSMaP_Gauge/

    GSMaP_RNL/GSMaP_Gauge_RNL

15 areas are defined for Text format as in following Figure.

Area nameLongitudeLatitudeDescription
WestEastSouthNorth
01_AsiaEE 90 155 30 50East Asia
02_AsiaSE 90 155 -10 30South East Asia
03_Austra 112 155 -45 -10Australia
04_AsiaCC 35 90 35 50Central Asia
05_AsiaSS 60 93 5 40South Asia
06_AsiaSW 35 65 4 40Arabian Peninsula and East Africa
07_Europe -11 35 35 50Europe
08_AfriNW -19 35 4 40North West and Central Africa
09_AfriSN 8.5 48 -15 4Southern Africa (North)
10_AfriSS 10 41 -35 -15Southern Africa (South)
11_USACon-125 -65 23 50USA (Contiguous)
12_C_Amer-105 -58 7 25Central America
13_SAmerN -82 -34 -10 13South America (North)
14_SAmerC -79 -34 -35 -10South America (Central)
15_SAmerS -77 -54 -56 -35South America (South)

2) GSMaP_NRT(old)

Each file is one of global coverage fractionated 54 areas and consists of 200 rows x 400 lines which is longitude-latitude elements corresponding to a 0.1 x 0.1 degree grid that covers each fractionated area.
This file is available to open using Microsoft Excel directory. The number of effective digits is zero pint two digits.
Figure 2 is example of data coverage for the case of AAABBBB = 60N140E.

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