DATASET

GDO Indicator for Forecasting Unusually Wet and Dry Conditions SPI-1 (version 1.1.0)

Collection: DROUGHT : Drought Observatories datasets 

Description

The indicator provides robust forecasts of the occurrence of on unusual dry or wet precipitation conditions over the next month. It is computed based on the forecasted Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI-1), derived from the long-range (i.e. seasonal) forecast system (SEAS51) of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). This indicator is calculated using a reference period between the year 1981 and 2016. It has a spatial resolution of 1 decimal degree and a temporal resolution of 1 month.

Contact

Email
Alfred.DE-JAGER (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast, ECMWF
  • European and Global Drought Observatories, EDO

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): GDO Indicator for Forecasting Unusually Wet and Dry Conditions SPI-1 (version 1.1.0). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e8f841-914d-4eab-801f-b61ee2feab14

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Drought Forecast SPI

Data access

Data Download Service (GeoTIFF)
URL 
Data Download Service (NetCDF)
URL 
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.
URL 

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">  <gml:exterior>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:posList>180 90 -180 90 -180 -90 180 -90 180 90</gml:posList>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:exterior></gml:Polygon>
WKT
POLYGON ((180 90, -180 90, -180 -90, 180 -90, 180 90))

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2021-11-01 N/A

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-06
Modified date
2023-03-14
Issued date
2021-04-01
Landing page
https://edo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gdo 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Environment
Update frequency
monthly
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/e8e8f841-914d-4eab-801f-b61ee2feab14
Popularity