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CLIMADAT-GRid: a high-resolution daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for Greece
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
George Katavoutas
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Gianna Kitsara
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Anna Karali
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Ioannis Lemesios
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Platon Patlakas
Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Maria Hatzaki
Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Section of Geography and Climatology, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Vassilis Tenentes
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Athanasios Sarantopoulos
Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Athens, 16777, Greece
Basil Psiloglou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Aristeidis G. Koutroulis
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, 73100, Greece
Manolis G. Grillakis
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, 73100, Greece
Christos Giannakopoulos
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
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CLIMADAT-GRid is the first, publicly available, daily air temperature and precipitation gridded climate dataset for Greece at a high resolution of 1 km × 1 km and for the period 1981–2019. The dataset is based on quality-controlled station data, and various interpolation techniques were evaluated for generating the daily grids. CLIMADAT-GRid serves as a valuable resource for research and information in climate studies as well as in other areas such as hydrology, agriculture, energy, and health.
CLIMADAT-GRid is the first, publicly available, daily air temperature and precipitation gridded...
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