Datasets

This dataset provides historical values of global, direct and diffuse solar
irradiation, as well as direct normal irradiation, on a latitude/longitude grid
covering land surfaces and coastal areas of Europe, Africa, Oceania, Eastern
South America, the Middle East and South-East Asia. It is created from 15 minute
resolved timeseries at each grid point. These timeseries were calculated by the
CAMS Solar Radiation Time Series Service and use information on aerosol, ozone

Snow water equivalent (SWE) is an important variable indicating the amount of accumulated snow on land surfaces. SWE describes the amount of liquid water in a snowpack that would be formed if the snowpack was completely melted. This dataset is useful for monitoring snow conditions, freshwater storage, and climate studies. It provides daily estimates of SWE for the Northern Hemisphere from 1979 to present derived from passive microwave radiometer (PMR) measurements onboard polar-orbiting satellites.