CHELSAch-highres-daily (Switzerland) (V1.0)
type: Dataset
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description: CHELSAch-highres-daily is a high-resolution climate dataset generated with the CHELSA downscaling model for Switzerland. It consists of daily surface variables.
version: 1.0
creator: WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research)
publisher: WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research)
keywords: CHELSA
keywords: Switzerland
keywords: high resolution
keywords: daily climate
keywords: temperature
keywords: precipitation
variable measured: Precipitation
  type: PropertyValue
  alternate name: pr
  unit text: kg m-2 day-1
  description: Precipitation including liquid and solid phases.
  temporal coverage: 1981-01-01/2022-12-31
  spatial coverage: Switzerland
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature
  type: PropertyValue
  alternate name: tas
  unit text: K
  description: Near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
  temporal coverage: 1981-01-01/2022-12-31
  spatial coverage: Switzerland
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
  type: PropertyValue
  alternate name: tasmax
  unit text: K
  description: Maximum near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
  temporal coverage: 1981-01-01/2022-12-31
  spatial coverage: Switzerland
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
  type: PropertyValue
  alternate name: tasmin
  unit text: K
  description: Minimum near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
  temporal coverage: 1981-01-01/2022-12-31
  spatial coverage: Switzerland
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
encoding format: application/x-netcdf
encoding format: NetCDF
distribution: CHELSAch-highres-daily downloads (NetCDF)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Download portal for CHELSAch-highres-daily.
  encoding format: application/x-netcdf
citation: Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas
  type: ScholarlyArticle
  author: D. N. Karger
  author: O. Conrad
  author: J. Böhner
  author: T. Kawohl
  author: H. Kreft
  author: R. W. Soria-Auza
  author: N. E. Zimmermann
  author: H. P. Linder
  author: M. Kessler
  date published: 2017
  is part of: Scientific Data
  volume number: 4
  pagination: 170122
citation: CHELSAch-highres-daily climate data at high resolution
  type: Dataset
  author: F. Zilker
  author: D. N. Karger
  publisher: EnviDat
  date published: 2025
about: Regional high-resolution climate
about: Mountain climatology

WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research)
type: Organization

PropertyValue
property ID: doi
value: 10.1038/sdata.2017.122

PropertyValue
property ID: doi
value: 10.16904/envidat.688