TerraClimate
TerraClimate is a dataset of monthly climate and climatic water balance for global terrestrial surfaces from 1958-2020. These data provide important inputs for ecological and hydrological studies at global scales that require high spatial resolution and time-varying data. All data have monthly temporal resolution and a 4-km (1/24th degree) spatial resolution.
About the data
Characteristic | Description |
---|---|
Function | Displays monthly climate datasets |
Variable | Listed below |
Geographic coverage | Global 90N-90S, 180W-180E |
Spatial resolution | 4-km at equator |
Temporal resolution | monthly |
Format | GeoTIFF |
Unit | See list below |
List datasets
Primary Climate Variables: Maximum temperature, minimum temperature, vapor pressure, precipitation accumulation, downward surface shortwave radiation, wind-speed
Derived variables: Reference evapotranspiration (ASCE Penman-Montieth), Runoff, Actual Evapotranspiration, Climate Water Deficit, Soil Moisture, Snow Water Equivalent, Palmer Drought Severity Index, Vapor pressure deficit
Name | Description | Units |
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aet |
Actual Evapotranspiration, monthly total | mm |
def |
Climate Water Deficit, monthly total | mm |
pet |
Potential evapotranspiration, monthly total | mm |
ppt |
Precipitation, monthly total | mm |
q |
Runoff, monthly total | mm |
soil |
Soil Moisture, total column - at end of month | mm |
srad |
Downward surface shortwave radiation | W/m2 |
swe |
Snow water equivalent - at end of month | mm |
tmax |
Max Temperature, average for month | °C |
tmin |
Min Temperature, average for month | °C |
vap |
Vapor pressure, average for month | kPa |
ws |
Wind speed, average for month | m/s |
vpd |
Vapor Pressure Deficit, average for month | kpa |
PDSI |
Palmer Drought Severity Index, at end of month | unitless |
Data access
Individual years download link: http://thredds.northwestknowledge.net:8080/thredds/catalog/TERRACLIMATE_ALL/data/catalog.html
Also available at DEC S3: s3://wbgdecinternal-ntl/climate/data/terraclimate