Chapter 2 Microclimate datasets

This user’s guide facilitates accessing the microclimate datasets in the table below. We detail the spatial and temporal coverage. Our complementary R shiny application allows more in-depth comparing all methods both temporally and spatially to help select a dataset that best meets your needs.

	Spatial coverage	Spatial resolution	Temporal Coverage	Temporal resolution
ERA-5 Land	Global	0.1° x 0.1°	1981-now	hourly
GLDAS	Global	0.25° x 0.25°	1948 - 3-months behind current	3-Hourly
GRIDMET	US only	0.04° x 0.04°	1979 - yesterday	Daily
NicheMapR microclimate functions	Global	30m coarsest, 3m finest	1957 - now	Hourly
NOAA NCDC	Global	One location (lat, lon)	Varies	Varies
SNODAS	US only	1km x 1km	Sep. 2003 - now	Daily
microclim	Global	15km x 15km	1 day each month of 1 year	Hourly for 1 day
microclimUS	US only	4km x 4km	1979 - 2017	Hourly
NCEP	Global	2.5° x 2.5°	1948/01/01 - current	6-Hourly
NEW01	Global	10’ x 10’	1961 - 1990	Monthly