DAYMET - 1.0km - Daily¶
Description¶
Daymet V4 provides gridded estimates of daily weather parameters for Continental North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (Data for Puerto Rico is available starting in 1950). It is derived from selected meteorological station data and various supporting data sources.
Climate Engine details¶
- Dataset type
- Climate/Hydrology
- Climate Engine ID
- DAYMET
- Documentation
- https://support.climateengine.org/article/54-daymet
Dataset details¶
- Scale
- 1km
- Frequency
- Daily
- Coverage
- North America
- Start year
- 1980
- End year
- Present
Earth Engine collection details¶
- Earth Engine asset
- NASA/ORNL/DAYMET_V4
- Earth Engine asset URL
- https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_ORNL_DAYMET_V4
- Earth Engine source catalog
- Earth Engine Catalog
Variables¶
API variable docs: #daymet
| Name | Units |
|---|---|
| Average Temperature | K |
| Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | W/m^2 |
| Evap. Demand Drought Index Hargreaves (EDDI) | N/A |
| Maximum Temperature | K |
| Minimum Temperature | K |
| Potential ET Hargreaves | mm |
| Potential Water Deficit Hargreaves | mm |
| Precipitation | mm |
| Snow Water Equivalent | mm |
| Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index Hargreaves (SPEI) | N/A |
| Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) | N/A |
| Vapor Pressure | kPa |
References¶
- Thornton, M.M., R. Shrestha, Y. Wei, P.E. Thornton, S. Kao, and B.E. Wilson. 2020. Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version
- ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1840
Website: https://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=1840
Processing steps¶
- A day is defined as the 24 hours preceding midnight UTC.
Terms of use¶
This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See NASA's Earth Science Data & Information Policy for additional information.