Windspeed

DATASET DESCRIPTION

Windspeed data at 10 meters above the surface over Ontario are available on a daily scale from 1996 to 2023, provided in  full-coverage gridded maps with spatial resolution 0.01° x 0.01° and 0.1° x 0.1°. These datasets are generated from the ERA5-Land reanalysis, which used model data and global observations to provide consistent weather estimates.

Windspeed at this altitude plays a critical role in weather forecasting influencing temperature, precipitation patterns, and the dispersion of air pollutants. The data help analyzes local wind patterns, essential for studies in agriculture, urban planning, and environmental monitoring.

The accuracy of the ERA5 windspeed data is validated in Muñoz-Sabater et al. (2021).

Muñoz-Sabater, J., Dutra, E., Agustí-Panareda, A., Albergel, C., Arduini, G., Balsamo, G., Boussetta, S., Choulga, M., Harrigan, S., Hersbach, H., Martens, B., Miralles, D. G., Piles, M., Rodríguez-Fernández, N. J., Zsoter, E., Buontempo, C., and Thépaut, J.-N.: ERA5-Land: a state-of-the-art global reanalysis dataset for land applications, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 4349–4383, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4349-2021, 2021.

DATA SOURCE
Data Sources: 41.7 – 56.9N, 74.3-95.2W 
Coordinate System: GCS_WGS84 – EPSG:4326 
Spatial Resolution: 0.01° x 0.01° 
Data Preparation Date: August 2023 
Data Format: in GeoTIFF
Sampling Frequency of Data: Daily 
Years Available: 1996 to 2023 
VARIABLES
  • Daily wind speed (meter / second)
  • Postal codes
CONTACT
  • Dataset Creator: Zang Zou 
  • Email: joey.zang@mail.utoronto.ca
  • Affiliated Organization:  Ge-iSEE Lab, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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