Climate indicators for Austria since 1961 at 1 km resolution

TL;DR

This paper provides a detailed dataset of climate indicators for Austria since 1961, enabling better climate impact analysis and decision-making.

Contribution

The novel contribution is a curated dataset of 117 climate indicators at 1 km resolution for Austria, adhering to FAIR data principles.

Findings

The dataset includes temperature, precipitation, and humidity indicators at high spatial resolution.

The workflow supports diverse climate datasets and enables rapid climate impact analysis.

Technical validation ensures reliability and flexibility for future use.

Abstract

Climate indicators are essential for monitoring ongoing climate change, supporting climate impact research, conducting spatial hot spot analyses and assessing attribution questions. These efforts rely on high-quality, reliable datasets that adhere to FAIR data principles. We present a curated dataset of 117 climate indicators for Austria, covering the period from 1961 onward at a 1-km spatial resolution. The dataset includes climate indicators related to temperature, precipitation, radiation, snow, runoff and humidity, with spatial (area means) and temporal (climatological reference period means) aggregations to enable rapid climate impact analysis. The workflow used to compute these indices is supported by a careful technical validation procedure and is designed to ingest diverse climate datasets, enabling the creation of climate indices beyond the scope presented here. Both the dataset and the workflow thus offer a robust, flexible and user-friendly resource for advancing climate research and supporting informed decision-making.

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