monthly

metadata

property	value
name	monthly
original name	monthly
url	here

datasets

heating_degreedays

metadata

property	value
name	heating_degreedays
original name	heating_degreedays
description	Data on degree days, comparing the monthly temperatures to the reference temperature of 20 degree Celsius (details)
access	here

parameters

name	original name	description	unit type	unit	constraints
number_of_days_per_month	Anzahl Tage	number of available values of mean daily air temperatures per month	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0
heating_degree_day	Monatsgradtage	sum of degree days over a month	degree_day	°Cd	>=0
count_days_heating_degree	Anzahl Heiztage	number of days with daily mean air temperature less than 15 degree Celsius	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0

cooling_degreehours

metadata

To distinguish different base temperatures, there exist three datasets with the same parameters.

property	value
name	cooling_degreehours_13, cooling_degreehours_16, cooling_degreehours_18
original name	cooling_degreehours_13, cooling_degreehours_16, cooling_degreehours_18
description	Data on cooling degree hours, comparing the hourly temperatures to different reference temperatures of 13, 16 and 18 degree Celsius (details)
access	here

parameters

name	original name	description	unit type	unit	constraints
number_of_hours_per_month	Anzahl Stunden	number of hours per month	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0
count_hours_cooling_degree	Anzahl Kuehlstunden	number of hours with positive temperature differences between air temperature and reference temperature	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0
cooling_degree_hour	Kuehlgradstunden	accumulated hourly temperature differences between air temperature and reference temperature	degree_day	°Cd	>=0
count_days_cooling_degree	Anzahl Kühltage	number of days with at least one cooling hour	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0

climate_correction_factor

metadata

property	value
name	climate_correction_factor
original name	climate_correction_factor
description	Data on climate correction factors, comparing the degree days between a postal code and a reference station (details)
access	here

parameters

name	original name	description	unit type	unit	constraints
climate_correction_factor	KF	quotient of yearly degree days of reference station in Potsdam and postal code	dimensionless	dimensionless	>=0

soil

metadata

property	value
name	soil
original name	soil
description	Monthly aggregated soil data including temperature at various depths, soil moisture, and evapotranspiration estimates
access	here

parameters

name	original name	description	unit type	unit	constraints
temperature_soil_mean_0_05m	mittel von ts05	mean soil temperature at 0.05m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_0_1m	mittel von ts10	mean soil temperature at 0.1m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_0_2m	mittel von ts20	mean soil temperature at 0.2m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_0_5m	mittel von ts50	mean soil temperature at 0.5m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_1m	mittel von ts100	mean soil temperature at 1m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_loamysand_0_05m	mittel von tsls05	mean soil temperature for loamy sand at 0.05m depth	temperature	°C	-
temperature_soil_mean_loamysilt_0_05m	mittel von tssl05	mean soil temperature for loamy silt at 0.05m depth	temperature	°C	-
frozen_ground_layer_thickness_max_month	maximum von zfumi	maximum frozen ground layer thickness in the month	length_short	cm	>=0
thawing_thickness_plantstock_max_month	maximum von ztkmi	maximum thawing thickness under vegetation in the month	length_short	cm	>=0
thawing_thickness_bare_max_month	maximum von ztumi	maximum thawing thickness under bare soil in the month	length_short	cm	>=0
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_00cm_10cm	mittel von bfgl01_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 0-10cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_10cm_20cm	mittel von bfgl02_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 10-20cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_20cm_30cm	mittel von bfgl03_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 20-30cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_30cm_40cm	mittel von bfgl04_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 30-40cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_40cm_50cm	mittel von bfgl05_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 40-50cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_50cm_60cm	mittel von bfgl06_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 50-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_sand_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfgs_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on sand 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_gras_loamysilt_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfgl_ag	mean soil moisture for meadow on loamy silt 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_winterwheat_sand_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfws_ag	mean soil moisture for winter wheat on sand 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_winterwheat_loamysilt_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfwl_ag	mean soil moisture for winter wheat on loamy silt 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_corn_sand_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfms_ag	mean soil moisture for corn on sand 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
soil_moisture_corn_loamysilt_00cm_60cm	mittel von bfml_ag	mean soil moisture for corn on loamy silt 0-60cm	fraction	%	0-100
evapotranspiration_potential_gras_fao_last_24h	summe von vpgfao	sum of potential evapotranspiration for meadow (FAO method)	precipitation	mm	>=0
evapotranspiration_potential_gras_haude_last_24h	summe von vpgh	sum of potential evapotranspiration for meadow (Haude method)	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_gras_sand	summe von vrgs_ag	sum of evaporation height for meadow on sand	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_gras_loamysilt	summe von vrgl_ag	sum of evaporation height for meadow on loamy silt	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_winterwheat_sand	summe von vrws_ag	sum of evaporation height for winter wheat on sand	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_winterwheat_loamysilt	summe von vrwl_ag	sum of evaporation height for winter wheat on loamy silt	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_corn_sand	summe von vrms_ag	sum of evaporation height for corn on sand	precipitation	mm	>=0
evaporation_height_corn_loamysilt	summe von vrml_ag	sum of evaporation height for corn on loamy silt	precipitation	mm	>=0