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Table 3.1: List of variables in the AgERA5 data set

Short name

Long name

Unit

Aggregation

AGROVOC URI

Cloud_Cover_Mean

Total cloud cover (00-00LT)

(0 - 1)

Mean

Dew_Point_Temperature_2m_Mean

2 meter dewpoint temperature (00-00LT)

K

Mean

Preciptation_Flux

Total precipitation (00-00LT)

mm d-1

Sum

Preciptation_Rain_Duration_Fraction

Precipitation type duration - rain (00-00LT)

-

Count


Preciptation_Solid_Duration_Fraction

Precipitation type duration - solid fraction (no hail) composed of: precipitation types freezing rain (3), snow (5), wet snow (6), mixture of
rain and snow (7) and ice pellets (8) (00-00LT)

-

Count


Relative_Humidity_2m_06h

Relative humidity at 06LT

%

-

Relative_Humidity_2m_09h

Relative humidity at 09LT

%

-

Relative_Humidity_2m_12h

Relative humidity at 12LT

%

-

Relative_Humidity_2m_15h

Relative humidity at 15LT

%

-

Relative_Humidity_2m_18h

Relative humidity at 18LT

%

-

Snow_Thickness_LWE_Mean

Snow liquid water equivalent (00-00LT)

cm of liquid water equivalent

Mean

Snow_Thickness_Mean

Snow depth (00-00LT)

cm snow

Mean

Solar_Radiation_Flux

Surface solar radiation downwards (00-00LT)

J m-2d-1

Sum

Temperature_Air_2m_Max_24h

Maximum air temperature at 2 meter (00-00LT)

K

Maximum

Temperature_Air_2m_Max_Day_Time

Maximum air temperature at 2 meter (06-18LT)

K

Maximum

Temperature_Air_2m_Mean_24h

2 meter air temperature (00-00LT)

K

Mean

Temperature_Air_2m_Mean_Day_Tim e


2 meter air temperature (06-18LT)

K

Mean

Temperature_Air_2m_Mean_Night_Ti me


2 meter air temperature (18-06LT)

K

Mean

Temperature_Air_2m_Min_24h

Minimum air temperature at 2 meter (00-00LT)

K

Minimum

Temperature_Air_2m_Min_Night_Time

Minimum air temperature at 2 meter (18-06LT)

K

Minimum

Vapour_Pressure_Mean

Vapour pressure (00-00LT)

hPa

Mean

Wind_Speed_10m_Mean

10 meter wind component (00-00LT)

m s-1

Mean

Product target requirements

DATA DESCRIPTION


Horizontal coverage

Global (on a regular latitude-longitude grid)

Temporal Coverage

1 January 1979 to present

Temporal resolution

Daily

File format

NetCDF 4, Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention v1.6

Data type

Grid

Horizontal resolution

0.1° x 0.1°

Some remarks related to the quality of the AgERA5 data set:

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