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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 

Forward-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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