Weather Data for Agriculture

Introduction

This block provides historic, current and forecast data for agriculture through the Meteomatics Weather API. These datasets are available worldwide starting with 1979.

Technical Information

Compatible blocks

Compatible blocks
Export Data (Raster)
NetCDF → GeoTIFF Conversion

Dataset Information

Specifications	Description
Spatial Resolution	To avoid reaching the query limit provided by the Meteomatics Weather API, the spatial resolution (in decimal degrees) for retrieving the time series of a weather parameter will be set based on the AOI size. The minimum resolution is 90 m (0.001 decimal degrees): 0.001 decimal degrees (AOI < 100 sq. km) 0.01 decimal degrees (AOI 100 - 10000 sq. km) 0.1 decimal degrees (AOI 10000 - 100000 sq. km) 1 decimal degree (AOI > 100000 sq. km)
Dataset Type	Optical and radar
Satellite Sensors	The dataset is a satellite composite that merges images acquired by the following geostationary sensors: GOES 16 GOES 17 Himawari 8 Meteosat 8 Meteosat 11 Meteosat MSG For more information, please refer to Global Satellite Images.
Revisit Frequency	sub-hourly
Data Availability	Historical data: starting with 1979 Forecast data: up until 2100 For more information, please refer to Forecast and historical data.
Global Weather Forecasting Model	`mix`
File Format	NetCDF
Bit Depth	64 bits per pixel (float)
Coordinate System	EPSG 4326
Can be reused in an UP42 workflow	No

Limitations

The AOI must be minimum 0.01 square kilometers.

Weather and climate parameters

Weather and Climate Parameters	Meteomatics parameter name	Example
Amount of precipitation in the previous interval [mm]	`precip_<interval>:mm`	`precip_5min:mm`
Max. diameter of hail in the previous interval [cm]	`hail_<interval>:cm`	`hail_6h:cm`
Instantaneous temperature AGL	`t_<level>:<unit>`	`t_1000hPa:K`
Frost depth [cm]	`frost_depth:cm`	`frost_depth:cm`
Chance for soil frost occurrence [%]	`soil_frost:p`	`soil_frost:p`
Soil moisture deficit - a measure for droughts - deviation from long year average [mm]	`soil_moisture_deficit:mm`	`soil_moisture_deficit:mm`
Soil moisture index at a certain depth [cm]	`soil_moisture_index_<depth>:idx`	`soil_moisture_index_-15cm:idx`
Evapotranspiration of previous interval [mm]	`evapotranspiration_<interval>:mm`	`evapotranspiration_1h:mm`
Accumulated growing degree days [gdd]	`growing_degree_days_accumulated:gdd`	`growing_degree_days_accumulated:gdd`
Sum of grass land temperature [°C]	`grass_land_temperature_sum:<unit>`	`grass_land_temperature_sum:C`
Leaf wetness index	`leaf_wetness:idx`	`leaf_wetness:idx`
Phytophthora negative prognosis (index for safety measures against potato blight)	`phytophthora_negative:idx`	`phytophthora_negative:idx`
Most similar year [y]	`most_similar_year:y`	`most_similar_year:y`

For a complete list, please refer to the Meteomatics Agricultural Parameter List.

How it works

Supported JSON parameters	Default value	Min	Max	Examples
`time`	`"2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"`	1979	2100	`"time": "2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"`
`variables`	`[ "precip_3h:mm", "soil_moisture_index_-15cm:idx", "grass_land_temperature_sum:C" ]`	n.a.	n.a.	`"variables": [ "frost_depth:cm", "soil_moisture_index_-15cm:idx","soil_moisture_deficit:mm", "grass_land_temperature_sum:C", "soil_frost:p", "precip_5min:mm"]`
`time_series`	`null`	1979	2100	`"time_series": ["2021-03-31T00:00:00+00:00/2021-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "2021-04-30T00:00:00+00:00/2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00" ]`
`time_interval`	`3`	1	-	`"time_interval": 6`
`bbox`/`intersects`	`null`	0.01 sq. km	n.a.	Please check the examples from the JSON parameters.

It is not possible to run a test query in the job configuration window. The length of the forecasting period and the spatial resolution depend on the model from which the requested parameters originate.