The Standardized Soil Moisture-Temperature Compound Index (SSTCI): daily scale global data set and event catalogue for compound dry-hot extremes (1961–2023)

Aftab, Rukhshinda; Hagan, Daniel Fiifi Tawia; Wang, Guojie; Shan, Baoying; Shah, Syed Husnain; Chensi, Zhou; Xikun, Wei; Siddique, Fareeha; Jaffry, Ali Hasan; Yeboah, Emmanuel

doi:10.5194/essd-18-7981-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7981-2026

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03 Nov 2026

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The Standardized Soil Moisture-Temperature Compound Index (SSTCI): daily scale global data set and event catalogue for compound dry-hot extremes (1961–2023)

Rukhshinda Aftab, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan, Guojie Wang, Baoying Shan, Syed Husnain Shah, Zhou Chensi, Wei Xikun, Fareeha Siddique, Ali Hasan Jaffry, and Emmanuel Yeboah

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7981-2026-supplement

Data sets

Standarized Soil Moisture Tempreture Compound Index (SSTCI) Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://zenodo.org/records/18280747

Compound dry hot extreme (CDHE) event catalogue Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20826759

Model code and software

Standarized Soil Moisture Tempreture Compound Index (SSTCI) Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://github.com/Rukhshinda-Aftab/Standarized-Soil-Moisture-Tempreture-Compound-Index-SSTCI-

Compound dry hot extreme CDHE event catalogue Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://github.com/Rukhshinda-Aftab/Compound-dry-hot-extreme-CDHE-event-catalogue-

Rukhshinda-Aftab/Standarized-Soil-Moisture-Tempreture-Compound-Index-SSTCI-: SSTCI v1.0 (ESSD publication version) (v1.1.0) Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23756682

Rukhshinda-Aftab/Compound-dry-hot-extreme-CDHE-event-catalogue-: CDHE event Catalogue v1.0 (ESSD publication version) (v1.0) Rukhshinda Aftab et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23756427

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The Standardized Soil Moisture-Temperature Compound Index (SSTCI): Daily scale global data set and event catalogue for compound dry-hot extremes (1961–2023) Rukhshinda Aftab https://doi.org/10.5446/74082

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This manuscripts presents a global data catalog of compound dry-hot extremes. Having such a dataset available to the community and knowing exactly when and where extreme events occur is highly relevant. Having a readily available data base for such events could greatly reduce the preparatory effort for these studies and guide more targeted regional to local analyses that could improve process understanding and monitoring efforts.