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Heatwave

Data source provider

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions, Macro-economic modelling, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Exposure to physical risks

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) General Circulation Model (GCM)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Near-Surface Air Temperature

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country (map)

Time horizon 

Backward-looking

Frequency

Upon Update

Time series

1960-2100

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6) provides 0.25-degree historical daily-averaged data for maximum temperature, minimum temperature, precipitation, near-surface humidity, downwell shortwave/longwave radiation, and near-surface wind speed from 1960 to 2014 (�retrospective simulation�) and from 2015 to 2100 (�prospective simulation�). Users are encouraged to review the technote, provided alongside the data set, where more detailed information, references and acknowledgements can be found: https://www.nccs.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/NEX-GDDP-CMIP6-Tech_Note_4.pdf

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