Questions tagged [climate-data]
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Future projections of level 3 terrestrial ecoregions
I’m searching for level III terrestrial ecoregion datasets suitable for climate projection periods (e.g., 2021–2100), aligned with CMIP6 scenarios. The focus region is North America. If anyone knows ...
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How are GHCNm quality controlled unadjusted mean values calculated?
I'm trying to understand, how qcu values from the Global Historical Climatology Network monthly (GHCNm) are calculated: Is there a rule which stations use (TMAX + TMIN)/2 or TAVG? How does rounding ...
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(When) is it ok to calculate mean daily temperature as average of Tmin and Tmax?
Some time ago, I read in some resource (cannot find the citation now; perhaps a GSOD documentation, not sure), that the mean daily temperature, as a climatic variable, is not just a simple mean of the ...
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What's the most straightforward way to convert .grb2 data to csv?
I have some GRIB2 data (for example here) that I'd like in a more mainstream file format like CSV or JSON. I have tried several of the open-source programs recommended on the Wikipedia page, but ...
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definition of cycles and variabilities used in climate studies, meteorology and oceanography
The definitions of annual cycle, semi-annual cycles etc.. and variabilities such as annual, inter-annual, intra-annual are so fluid and confusing. Let me explain. Annual cycle is defined as any ...
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Faulty dataset on Worldclim.org
I am currently working on a research project regarding climate sensitivities of plant species and I need to analyze future climate data. Worldclim.org has a broad spectrum of climate data based on ...
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What are the differences between 'Amon' and 'Emon' Table IDs in CMIP6?
While looking for atmospheric data in CMIP6, I came across two Table entries: Amon and Emon, both seem to contain monthly-mean ...
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How to calculate seasonal component from weekly data using dataframepython?
Below is my dataframe I want to calculate the climatological monthly average, the total average for each month. For example, when I use groupby to estimate the monthly average of the variable AREA as ...
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Downloading JRA-3Q efficiently using a python script
The JRA-3Q dataset is available from DIAS. There is an online interface to download what you need file-by-file. Other reanalyses like ERA5 and MERRA2 have access points that let you write a python ...
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Temperature Data Software
I'm looking to create a map of the U.S. that depicts mean winter and summer temperatures. Is there a software suitable for this? I found CSVs of data here: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-daily/...
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How to calculate the emission factor for Spent Wash Briquette used as fuel in the sugarcane industry based on its calorific value?
In the sugarcane industry, we use Spent Wash (generated as waste in the distillation process) as fuel for stationary combustion. If we know that calorific value e.g 1650 kCal/kg for Spent Wash ...
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Is There Data Describing the Velocity of Different Heights of a Glacier?
I'm looking for glacier data that provides the velocity at different heights within a glacier. So, ideally I would like data that includes not only velocity at the surface, but also velocity at at ...
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Two-phase linear regression model in Python
This is my first post. I am trying my best to follow all the "how to ask a question" guidelines and hopefully my question will be clear. I am trying to find the change of slope in a time ...
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Where Do I FInd IPCC RCP Global Mean Temperature Predictions?
We have written a free textbook at (http://climate-change.world). Its main focus is on the social science side of changing emissions. We are not atmospheric scientists, so all we want to do is to ...
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Is there a georeferenced map/GIS resource for the IPCC definitions of climate zone available?
I hope to find a GIS resource for the IPCC definitions of climate zones, e.g. "Temperate, cold climate: Areas where mean annual temperature (MAT) is between 0 – 10 C, and the ratio of mean annual ...
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