You can find the frequently asked questions and answers regarding our data on climate scenarios below.
If you have any further questions feel free to contact us.
(1) API-based data access for experts whom we support with our meteorological and data science expertise and
(2) Climate Change Impact reports which analyze long-term climate change impact on sector-specific relevant weather parameters based on our data. We limit ourselves to the interpretation of our data and do not draw conclusions or make recommendations for the respective business. At present, we do not make any assessment of likelihood of the scenarios we prepare.
- Can I request data for a point and a grid?
- What is the horizontal resolution?
- What programming language is the data available in?
- How much does it cost to access the data set?
- How large is the data set?
- Do you plan to add climate data sets from other centers?
- How do I access the data?
- Will the data work with all your data connectors?
- What are the SSP’s?
- Who creates the SSP’s and how is the criteria determined?
- Can you provide climate consultancy?
- What value does your downscaling add to future changes in temperature, wind, precipitation etc considering that climate is typically for modeling likelihood of large climatic events?
- What value does your increase in temporal resolution add to future changes in temperature, wind, precipitation etc considering that climate is typically for modeling likelihood of large climatic events?
- When will the data next be updated?
- How many scenarios are included in the API?
- Why did you choose these particular scenarios?
- How is the climate data validated?
- What is climate data and climate predictions?
- Will you add other parameters to the list?
- Why should I pay for MM API climate data when I can get them for free, too?
- How many climate parameters are accessible through the API in total?
- Can I get access to the climate data for research purposes?
- How does the data work with different time zones?
- Which data formats are available?
- How do I download the data?
- Can I access the data via FTP?
- How do climate models differ from weather models?
- What is the native horizontal and vertical resolution of the climate data Meteomatics ingests?
- Are there any technical restrictions for requesting data?
- Can I query long term periods such as 10 years mean or 30 years mean values?
- Is it possible to download special indices like highest temperature until 2100 / how many “hot days” during summer periods until 2100 / dry periods etc.?
- Where can I get ongoing information about new parameters / developments etc. in the future?
- Why do you give access to a single scenario in your model mix?
- Does Meteomatics think that SSP 2 is more likely?
- Which scenario is the used scenario in the MIX forecast and why?
- What does MIX mean?
Can I request data for a point and a grid
Users can make point data requests any latitudinal / longitudinal coordinates on the planet. Plus, users can make area requests but they need to enable the area request package in their API account.What is the horizontal resolution?
Up to 90m.What is the temporal resolution?
Customers are able to download the data in the temporal resolution that meets their requirements. Technically, some parameters can be queried in 5 minute timesteps.What programming language is the data available in?
The data is not in a particular programming language - they are stored in a binary format.How much does it cost to access the data set?
Please contact the Sales team for an offer sales@meteomatics.com.How large is the data set?
It comprises multiple TBs.Do you plan to add climate data sets from other centers?
Meteomatics API and MeteoCache are scalable technologies and we hope to add more climate data sets in the future.How do I access the data?
Data can be accessed using our API either through the browser or the data connectors. See also our guide on getting started with our API.Will the data work with all your data connectors?
Yes.What are the SSP’s?
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. Used to simulate the physics, chemistry and biology of the atmosphere, land and oceans in great detail, up until 2100. These scenarios have been created by the World Climate Change Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). MRI’s climate projections will be included in the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report (AR6), which will be published in 2021. See also our documentation on climate data.Who creates the SSP’s and how is the criteria determined?
Back in 2012, two proposals by Kriegler et al. (2012) and Van Vuuren et al. (2012) discussed the inclusion of socio-economic factors. The SSPs were developed as a community effort over the last years (more information: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016300681#bib0260).Can you provide climate consultancy?
We offer Climate Data services:(1) API-based data access for experts whom we support with our meteorological and data science expertise and
(2) Climate Change Impact reports which analyze long-term climate change impact on sector-specific relevant weather parameters based on our data. We limit ourselves to the interpretation of our data and do not draw conclusions or make recommendations for the respective business. At present, we do not make any assessment of likelihood of the scenarios we prepare.