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environMAP Dataset

Variable Name Spatial Resolution Neighbourhood (Diameter) [m] Temporal Coverage Units
Grey Spaces: World Settlement Footprint (WSF) 3D 1
Average Building Height 90 m None static with data from 2010–2015 dm
Building Fraction 90 m None static with data from 2010–2015 %
Total Building Area 90 m None static with data from 2010–2015 m²
Total Building Volume 90 m 90 / 1000 / 2000 static with data from 2010–2015 m³
Total Building Volume Variance 90 m 1000 / 2000 static with data from 2010–2015 m³
Total Building Volume Standard Deviation 90 m 1000 / 2000 static with data from 2010–2015 m³
Green Spaces: Tree Cover 2 and NDVI 3
Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 300 m None Every 10 days (2013–2021)
Tree Cover 30 m 30 / 300 / 500 / 1000 / 3000 / 5000 2010 %
Blue Spaces: Distance to Waterbodies 4
Surrounding Waterbodies 30 m 300 / 500 / 1000 / 3000 / 5000 Yearly (1984–2021)
Surrounding Waterbodies Gaussian Filter 30 m 300 / 500 / 1000 / 3000 / 5000 Yearly (1984–2021) %
Light Exposure: Night-time Lights 5 6 and Solar Radiation 7
Night-time Lights (NTL) 1000 m None Yearly (1992-2018) dm
SARAH-2 0.05° None Monthly (2005-2020) W/m2
Solar Radiation 300 m None Weekly (static) W/m²
Elevation: Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 8
Elevation 30 m 30/300/500/1000/3000/5000 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019 m
Elevation Range 30 m 30/300/500/1000/3000/5000 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019 m
Elevation Standard Deviation 30 m 30/300/500/1000/3000/5000 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019 m
Slope 30 m 30/300/500/1000/3000/5000/7500 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019 °
Aspect 30 m None static with data from 2010-2015, 2019 °
Terrain Ruggedness Index (TRI) 30 m 90 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019
Roughness 30 m 90 static with data from 2010-2015, 2019
Weather Patterns and Extreme Weather Data 9
Cloud cover (total, high, medium and low clouds) 0.25° None Hourly; Monthly means and standard deviation
Temperature, 2 m 0.25° None Hourly; Diurnal range; Daily and monthly mean, maximum and minimum °C
Temperature, dewpoint 0.25° None Hourly; Daily and monthly diurnal range, mean, maximum and minimum; Monthly diurnal and mean standard deviation °C
Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGTmax) 0.25° None Daily and monthly mean; Monthly standard deviation °C
Precipitation volume 0.25° None Hourly; Daily and monthly mean; Monthly standard deviation mm/day
Precipitation duration 0.25° None Daily and monthly duration; Monthly standard deviation; Daily duration of maximum events [h] h/day
Total number of wet days (≥1 mm) 0.25° None Monthly total number of wet days (≥1 mm) days
Simple Precipitation Intensity Index (mean on wet days ≥1 mm during the month) 0.25° None Monthly mm/day
TXx: Monthly maximum value of daily maximum temperature 0.25° None Monthly °C
TNx: Monthly maximum value of daily minimum temperature 0.25° None Monthly °C
TNn: Monthly minimum value of daily minimum temperature 0.25° None Monthly °C
TX90p: Percentage of warm days (>90th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly %
TN90p: Percentage of warm nights (>90th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly %
TX10p: Percentage of cold days (<10th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly %
TN10p: Percentage of cold nights (<10th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly %
Warm spell duration index 0.25° None Yearly days
Cold spell duration index 0.25° None Yearly days
WBGTmax90p: Percentage of days with extreme WBGTmax (>90th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly %
CWD: Maximum number of consecutive wet days 0.25° None Monthly days
Rx5D: Monthly highest 5-day precipitation amount 0.25° None Monthly mm
R10mm: Heavy precipitation days (≥10 mm) 0.25° None Monthly days
R20mm: Very heavy precipitation days (≥20 mm) 0.25° None Monthly days
R75pTOT: Moderate wet days per month (≥75th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly days
R95pTOT: Very wet days per month (≥95th percentile) 0.25° None Monthly days
Atmospheric Composition Data: Air Quality and Pollution 10
Sea salt aerosol mixing ratios 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Dust aerosol mixing ratios 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Hydrophilic organic matter aerosol mixing ratio 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Hydrophobic organic matter aerosol mixing ratio 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Hydrophilic black carbon aerosol mixing ratio 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Hydrophobic black carbon aerosol mixing ratio 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Sulphate aerosol mixing ratio 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Nitrogen dioxide mass mixing ratio (NO₂) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Sulphur dioxide mass mixing ratio (SO₂) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/kg-1
Total column carbon monoxide (CO) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-2
Total column formaldehyde (CH₂O) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-2
Total column methane (CH₄) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-2
Total column ozone (O₃) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-2
Black carbon aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Dust AOD at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Organic matter AOD at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Sea salt AOD at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Sulphate AOD at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Total AOD at 550 nm 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation
Particulate matter d < 1 μm (PM₁) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-3
Particulate matter d < 2.5 μm (PM₂.₅) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-3
Particulate matter d < 10 μm (PM₁₀) 0.75° None 3-hourly; Monthly mean and standard deviation kg/m-3

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