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Description ERA5 is a comprehensive reanalysis dataset produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). It offers hourly estimates of atmospheric, land, and oceanic variables from January 1940 to the present, with a global spatial resolution of approximately 30 km. ERA5 is widely used for climate research, weather forecasting, and environmental monitoring.
Folder /datasets/meteorological/ERA5
Discipline Meteorology / Climate Sciences / Earth Science
DOI 10.24381/cds.adbb2d47
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Publication Date 2018-06-14
Downloaded 2024-10-30
Time Resolution Hourly (Jan 1940 - Present)
Spatial Resolution 30km - Global
Data Type GRIB
Dataset Size 85T
Number of Files 14074
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Usage Policy Link http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Usage Policy This dataset is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Users may use, share, adapt, and redistribute the data with appropriate credit to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and the dataset authors. A link to the license must be included (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), and any modifications should be clearly indicated. ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/cds.adbb2d47. Users are responsible for ensuring that the dataset is appropriate for their applications.
Citation Hersbach, H., Bell, B., Berrisford, P., Biavati, G., Horányi, A., Muñoz Sabater, J., Nicolas, J., Peubey, C., Radu, R., Rozum, I., Schepers, D., Simmons, A., Soci, C., Dee, D., Thépaut, J-N. (2023): ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS), DOI: 10.24381/cds.adbb2d47
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@dataset{hersbach_era5_singlelevels_2023,
  author    = {Hersbach, H. and Bell, B. and Berrisford, P. and Biavati, G. and Horányi, A. and Muñoz Sabater, J. and Nicolas, J. and Peubey, C. and Radu, R. and Rozum, I. and Schepers, D. and Simmons, A. and Soci, C. and Dee, D. and Thépaut, J.-N.},
  title     = {ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present},
  year      = {2023},
  publisher = {Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS)},
  doi       = {10.24381/cds.adbb2d47},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47}
}