Datasets

Climate

ERA5 Hourly Reanalysis

Hourly global atmospheric reanalysis since 1940

ECMWF / Copernicus0.25°1940–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Climate

ERA5-Land

0.1° land reanalysis for hydrological forcing

ECMWF / Copernicus0.1°1950–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Climate

CHIRPS v2.0

0.05° rainfall since 1981 for drought monitoring

UCSB CHC0.05°1981–present50°S – 50°NDirect download (external)

Climate

CHELSA v2.1

1 km downscaled climate, 1979 to present and projections

WSL30 arc-seconds1979–2019 monthly, 1981–2010 normalsGlobalDirect download (external)

Climate

CRU TS

Monthly 0.5° station-based climate since 1901

CRU / UEA0.5°1901–presentGlobalDirect download (external)

Climate

Daymet V4

1 km daily weather for North America since 1980

ORNL DAAC1 km1980–presentNorth America, Hawaii and Puerto RicoAPI (external)

Climate

E-OBS

Station-based daily climate for Europe since 1950

ECA&D / Copernicus0.1° and 0.25°1950–presentEuropeDirect download (external)

Observations

ESA CCI Soil Moisture

Daily 0.25° soil moisture from merged satellites since 1978

ESA / TU Wien0.25°1978–presentGlobalDirect download (external)

Agricultural

GAEZ v4

Crop suitability and attainable yields under climate scenarios

FAO / IIASA5 arc-minutes and 30 arc-seconds1961–2100GlobalDirect download (external)

Observations

GHCN-Daily

Daily station observations from more than 100,000 stations

NOAA NCEIStation data1763–presentGlobalAPI (external)

ET

GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model

Modelled ET, soil moisture, runoff and snow

NASA GES DISC0.25°2000–presentGlobalDownload with free login

Climate

GPCC Full Data

Gauge-based monthly precipitation since 1891

DWD0.25° to 2.5°1891–2020GlobalDirect download (external)

Climate

GPM IMERG Final Run

Half-hourly 0.1° precipitation from the GPM constellation

NASA GES DISC0.1°2000–presentGlobalDownload with free login

Flow

GloFAS River Discharge Reanalysis

Daily modelled river discharge on a 0.05° grid since 1979

Copernicus / ECMWF0.05°1979–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Observations

MODIS Snow Cover (MOD10A1)

Daily 500 m snow cover since 2000

NASA / NSIDC500 m2000–presentGlobalDownload with free login

Climate

MSWEP v2.8

3-hourly 0.1° precipitation merging gauges, satellites and reanalysis

GloH2O0.1°1979–near presentGlobalRegistration with provider

Climate

NASA NEX-GDDP-CMIP6

Bias-corrected daily CMIP6 projections at 0.25°

NASA0.25°1950–2100GlobalDirect download (external)

Climate

NASA POWER

Daily weather and solar data through a simple API

NASA LaRC0.5° × 0.625°1981–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Climate

PRISM Climate Data

800 m and 4 km climate for the conterminous United States

PRISM / Oregon State800 m and 4 km1895–presentConterminous United StatesDirect download (external)

Climate

TerraClimate

4 km monthly climate and water balance since 1958

Climatology Lab1/24°1958–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Climate

WorldClim 2.1

1 km climate normals, monthly weather and CMIP6 projections

WorldClim30 arc-seconds to 10 arc-minutes1970–2000 normals, 1960–2021 monthlyGlobalDirect download (external)