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CHELSA-daily is a global, kilometer-scale climate dataset generated with the CHELSA downscaling model. It consists of daily surface variables summarized as daily means, minima, maxima, or (in some cases) daily accumulations.
WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research)
Total cloud area fraction, reported as a percentage, for the whole atmospheric column.
Precipitation including liquid and solid phases.
Downscaled forecast precipitation from ERA5; not bias corrected and should not be mixed with pr.
Surface pressure, not mean sea-level pressure.
Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air
Surface solar irradiance for UV calculations.
Near-surface, usually 10 meter, wind speed.
Near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
Maximum near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
Minimum near-surface, usually 2 meter, air temperature.
Rate of change in air temperature with altitude calculated over the centennial period.
Download portal for CHELSA-daily. Files are provided via the CHELSA download service; see dataset page for details and variable-specific subdirectories.
Alternative CHELSA downloads landing page.
Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas
CHELSA-daily climate data at high resolution