DATASET

GDO Indicator for Forecasting Unusually Wet and Dry Conditions SPI-3 based on the forecast of ECCC (version 1.0.0)

Collection: DROUGHT : Drought Observatories datasets 

Description

This layer provides an early warning of persistent extreme wet and dry precipitation events over the world derived from 3-month Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI-3). The forecasts of SPI are derived from the forecasted precipitation provided by the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to the Copernicus C3S probabilistic multi-system seasonal forecast ensemble. The early warning is plotted only when and where the forecast is considered robust (with at least 40% of the ensemble members associated with extreme forecasts) and associated with relative extreme values (SPI lower than -1). The colors indicate the return period of the intensity and the coherency of the ensemble members of the forecast model according to the reference period that spans from 1993 to 2016.

Contact

Email
JRC-EMS-DROUGHT (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • European and Global Drought Observatories, EDO

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2024): GDO Indicator for Forecasting Unusually Wet and Dry Conditions SPI-3 based on the forecast of ECCC (version 1.0.0). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d26cf092-3240-4255-ae14-38bd3657f1c9

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus ECCC European Drought Observatory (EDO) Forecast Global Drought Observatory (GDO) Precipitation SPI

Data access

Indicator for Forecasting Extreme Wet and Dry Conditions Factsheet
Download 
  • Factsheet

Publications

Publication
Evaluation of a New Precipitation-Based Index for Global Seasonal Forecasting of Unusually Wet and Dry Periods
Lavaysse, C., Stockdale, T., Mccormick, N. and Vogt, J., Evaluation of a New Precipitation-Based Index for Global Seasonal Forecasting of Unusually Wet and Dry Periods, WEATHER AND FORECASTING, ISSN 0882-8156 (online), 35 (4), 2020, p. 1189-1202, JRC117954.
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Geographic areas

World

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
POLYGON ((180 90, -180 90, -180 -90, 180 -90, 180 90))

Temporal coverage

From date To date
1993-01-01 N/A

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2024-04-29
Modified date
2024-05-29
Issued date
2024-05-14
Landing page
https://drought.emergency.copernicus.eu/ 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Environment
Update frequency
monthly
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/d26cf092-3240-4255-ae14-38bd3657f1c9
Popularity
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