Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate




Climate Data

Here you can find datasets relative to some Essential Climate Variables (ECV) for Italy and surrounding areas.

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Contact person: Michele Brunetti (m.brunetti at isac.cnr.it)

High-Resolution 1961-1990 Annual Climatology for Italy

Precipitation (data access)

30 arc-second annual precipitation climatology for Italy referred to the 1961-1990 reference period.
Climatology is reconstructed with a Local Weinghted Linear Regression of precipitation versus elevation starting from a dataset of about 6000 rain gauges.
The domain corresponds to the area within Italy's administrative boundaries and includes the trans-national portions of the Po basin.

References
Crespi A:, Brunetti M., Lentini G., Maugeri M., 2018, 1961-1990 high-resolution monthly precipitation climatologies for Italy, International Journal of Climatology, 38, 878-895, DOI: 10.1002/joc.5217. (Open Access available)

Temperature (data access)

30 arc-second annual mean temperature climatology for Italy referred to the 1961-1990 reference period.
Climatology is reconstructed with a Local Weinghted Linear Regression of temperature versus elevation, starting from a dataset of about 1500 ground stations.
The domain corresponds to the area within Italy's administrative boundaries and includes the trans-national portions of the Po basin.

References
Brunetti, M., Maugeri M., Nanni T., Simolo C., and Spinoni J., 2014, High-resolution temperature climatology for Italy: Interpolation method intercomparison, International Journal of Climatology, 34, Number 4, p.1278-1296, DOI: 10.1002/joc.3764. (Open Access available)

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