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GloUTCI-M: a global monthly 1 km Universal Thermal Climate Index dataset from 2000 to 2022
Zhiwei Yang
Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Jian Peng
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Yanxu Liu
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Song Jiang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820, USA
Xueyan Cheng
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Xuebang Liu
Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Jianquan Dong
School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Tiantian Hua
Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Xiaoyu Yu
Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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We produced a monthly Universal Thermal Climate Index dataset (GloUTCI-M) boasting global coverage and an extensive time series spanning March 2000 to October 2022 with a high spatial resolution of 1 km. This dataset is the product of a comprehensive approach leveraging multiple data sources and advanced machine learning models. GloUTCI-M can enhance our capacity to evaluate thermal stress experienced by the human, offering substantial prospects across a wide array of applications.
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