The increasing magnitude and complexity of precipitation datasets necessitate robust and efficient data integrity assessment. This study systematically applies Benford's Law, a mathematical theorem describing leading digit frequencies, as a novel diagnostic tool for precipitation data in the environmental and hydroclimate sciences. We present a reproducible and robust methodology, demonstrating that global monthly precipitatio...

Ocean Census is a new Large-Scale Strategic Science Mission aimed at accelerating the discovery and description of marine species. This mission addresses the knowledge gap of the diversity and distribution of marine life whereby of an estimated 1 million to 2 million species of marine life between 75% to 90% remain undescribed to date. Without improved knowledge of marine biodiversity, tackling the decline and eventual extinct...