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CHELSA v2.1

Provider CHELSA/EnviDat Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 30 arc-sec (~1 km) Temporal Coverage Monthly Period ~1981–2010 Key variables Temp, precip, bioclim Access URL License/Terms Open Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID DOI EarthEngine_ID

WorldClim v2.1

Provider WorldClim Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 30 arc-sec (~1 km) Temporal Coverage Monthly Period 1970–2000 Key variables Tmin/Tmax/Tavg, precipitation Access URL License/Terms Open Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID DOI EarthEngine_ID

CRU TS v4

Provider UEA/CRU via CEDA Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 0.5° Temporal Coverage Monthly Period 1901–present Key variables TMP, TMX, TMN, PRE, PET Access URL License/Terms Open (registration) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID DOI EarthEngine_ID

GLDAS (Noah/CLSM/VIC)

Provider NASA LDAS / GES DISC Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 0.25°–1° Temporal Coverage 3-Hourly / Monthly Period 1948 / 2000–present (varies) Key variables Forcings + land fluxes (incl. ET) Access URL License/Terms Open (Earthdata login) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID…

MERRA-2

Provider NASA GMAO / GES DISC Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 0.5° x 0.625° Temporal Coverage Hourly – Monthly Period 1980–present Key variables T, P, radiation, winds Access URL License/Terms Open (Earthdata login) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID CDS API dataset:…

ERA5-Land

Provider ECMWF/C3S Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution ~9 km Temporal Coverage Hourly Period 1950–present Key variables Near-surface T, soil vars, runoff Access URL License/Terms Open (free, registration) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID CDS API dataset: reanalysis-era5-land DOI 10.24381 EarthEngine_ID ECMWF/ERA5_LAND/HOURLY

ERA5 single levels

Provider ECMWF/C3S Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution ~0.25° Temporal Coverage Hourly Period 1940–present Key variables 2m Temperature, total precipitation Access URL License/Terms Open (free, registration) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID CDS API dataset: reanalysis-era5-single-levels DOI 10.24381 EarthEngine_ID ECMWF/ERA5/DAILY

Berkeley Earth (gridded)

Provider Berkeley Earth Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 0.25° (beta) / 1° Temporal Coverage Monthly Period 1850–present Key variables Air temperature Access URL License/Terms Open Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID DOI EarthEngine_ID

GHCN-Daily

Provider NOAA NCEI Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Point Temporal Coverage Daily Period Varies by station Key variables Tmax/Tmin, Precipitation, snowfall, etc. Access URL License/Terms Open Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID DOI EarthEngine_ID

GLC_FCS30 (30 m, 2015 & 2020)

Provider Zhang et al. / LIESMARS (Wuhan) Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution 30 m Temporal Coverage Single years (2015, 2020); change series available (GLC_FCS30D) Period 2015, 2020 (change: 1985–2022) Key variables Fine classification system (30 classes); long-term change (GLC_FCS30D) Access…