CHELSA - Global Climate Data

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2025
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Description

Download, project and optionally resample climate data provided by CHELSA (Climatologies at High resolution for the Earth's Land Surface Areas) for the area of your interest.

Provided Variables

Daily

Key	Name	Unit	Description
clt	Total Cloud Cover Percentage	%	Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.
hurs	Near-Surface Relative Humidity	%	The relative humidity with respect to liquid water for T> 0 C and with respect to ice for T
pr	Precipitation	kg/m²	includes both liquid and solid phases
ps	Surface Air Pressure	hPa	surface pressure (not mean sea-level pressure)
rsds	Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air	W/m²	Surface solar irradiance for UV calculations.
sfcWind	Near-Surface Wind Speed	m/s	near-surface (usually 10 meters) wind speed.
tas	Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmax	Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	maximum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmin	Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	minimum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tz	Air Temperature Lapse Rate	°C/100m	Rate of change in air temperature with altitude

Monthly

Key	Name	Unit	Description
clt	Total Cloud Cover Percentage	%	Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.
cmi	Monthly Climate Moisture Index	kg/m²	Monthly ratio of precipitation to potential evapotranspiration; indicator of climatic water availability
hurs	Near-Surface Relative Humidity	%	The relative humidity with respect to liquid water for T> 0 C and with respect to ice for T
pet	Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration	kg/m²	Total potential evapotranspiration for the month assuming unlimited water availability calculated based on Penman Monteith
pr	Precipitation	kg/m²	includes both liquid and solid phases
rsds	Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air	W/m²	Surface solar irradiance for UV calculations.
sfcWind	Near-Surface Wind Speed	m/s	near-surface (usually 10 meters) wind speed.
spei12	Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index		Standardized index of climatic water balance (precipitation minus potential evapotranspiration) over a given integration period here 12 months expressed in standard deviations from the long term mean, used to characterize drought severity and duration
spi12	Standardized Precipitation Index		Standardized index of precipitation anomalies over a given integration period here 12 months expressed in standard deviations from the long-term mean; used to characterize drought severity and duration without accounting for evapotranspiration
tas	Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmax	Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	maximum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmin	Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	minimum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
vpd	Vapor Pressure Deficit	Pa	Difference between the saturation vapor pressure and actual vapor pressure representing atmospheric drying power

Climatology

Key	Name	Unit	Description
clt	Total Cloud Cover Percentage	%	Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.
cmi	Monthly Climate Moisture Index	kg/m²	Monthly ratio of precipitation to potential evapotranspiration; indicator of climatic water availability
hurs	Near-Surface Relative Humidity	%	The relative humidity with respect to liquid water for T> 0 C and with respect to ice for T
pet	Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration	kg/m²	Total potential evapotranspiration for the month assuming unlimited water availability calculated based on Penman Monteith
pr	Precipitation	kg/m²	includes both liquid and solid phases
rsds	Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air	W/m²	Surface solar irradiance for UV calculations.
sfcWind	Near-Surface Wind Speed	m/s	near-surface (usually 10 meters) wind speed.
tas	Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmax	Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	maximum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmin	Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	minimum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
vpd	Vapor Pressure Deficit	Pa	Difference between the saturation vapor pressure and actual vapor pressure representing atmospheric drying power

Bioclimatological Indicators

Key	Name	Unit	Description
bio01	Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	Mean annual temperature calculated as the average of mean monthly temperatures over the year
bio02	Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range	°C	Mean diurnal temperature range computed as the average of monthly (tasmax − tasmin)
bio03	Isothermality	%	Isothermality: 100 × (bio02 ÷ bio07); compares day–night variability to annual temperature range
bio04	Temperature Seasonality	°C	Temperature seasonality given by the standard deviation of mean monthly temperatures
bio05	Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month	°C	Highest monthly mean of daily maximum temperatures (tasmax) across the year; indicates peak thermal conditions
bio06	Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month	°C	Lowest monthly mean of daily minimum temperatures (tasmin) across the year; characterizes winter cold intensity
bio07	Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range	°C	Annual temperature range calculated as bio05 − bio06; measures amplitude between warmest and coldest months
bio08	Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the wettest 3-month period of the year
bio09	Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the driest 3-month period of the year
bio10	Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the warmest 3-month period of the year
bio11	Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the coldest 3-month period of the year
bio12	Annual Precipitation	kg/m²	Sum of monthly precipitation totals across the year
bio13	Precipitation of the Wettest Month	kg/m²	Maximum monthly precipitation total
bio14	Precipitation of the Driest Month	kg/m²	Minimum monthly precipitation total
bio15	Precipitation Seasonality	%	Coefficient of variation (100 × SD ÷ mean) of monthly precipitation totals
bio16	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the wettest 3-month period of the year
bio17	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the driest 3-month period of the year
bio18	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the warmest 3-month period of the year
bio19	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the coldest 3-month period of the year
fcf	Frost Change Frequency	days	Number of freeze–thaw transitions per year
fgd	First Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM)	day of year	Day of the year number marking the first occurrence of growing season conditions
gdd0	Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 0 °C	°C	Sum of daily mean temperatures above 0 °C accumulated over the year
gdd10	Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 10 °C	°C	Sum of daily mean temperatures above 10 °C accumulated over the year
gdd5	Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 5 °C	°C	Sum of daily mean temperatures above 5 °C accumulated over the year
gdgfgd10	First Growing Degree Day above 10 °C	day of year	Day of the year number of the first occurrence of a daily mean temperature above 10 °C
gdgfgd5	First Growing Degree Day above 5 °C	day of year	Day of the year number of the first occurrence of a daily mean temperature above 5 °C
gsl	Growing Season Length	days	Number of days between the first and last occurrence of growing season conditions
gsp	Accumulated Precipiation Amount over Growing Season Days	kg/m²	Total precipitation accumulated during the growing season period
gst	Mean Temperature of Growing Season Days	°C	Average daily mean temperature over all growing season days
kg0	Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification	category	Köppen–Geiger climate classification
kg1	Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (without As/Aw)	category	Köppen–Geiger climate classification without As/Aw differenciation
kg2	Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (Peel et al. 2007)	category	Köppen–Geiger climate classification after href="https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007">Peel et al. 2007
kg3	Wissmann Climate Classification	category	Climate classification after Wissmann 1939
kg4	Thornthwaite Climate Classification	category	Climate classification after Thornthwaite 1931
kg5	Troll-Paffen Climate Classification	category	Climate classification after Troll-Paffen
lgd	Last Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM)	day of year	Day of the year number of the last occurrence of growing season conditions
ngd0	Number of Growing Degree Days above 0 °C	number of days	Total number of days in a year with mean daily temperature above 0 °C
ngd10	Number of Growing Degree Days above 10 °C	number of days	Total number of days in a year with mean daily temperature above 10 °C
ngd5	Number of Growing Degree Days above 5 °C	number of days	Total number of days in a year with mean daily temperature above 5 °C
npp	Net Primary Production on Land as Carbon Mass Flux	gC/m²/yr	Production of carbon' means the production of biomass expressed as the mass of carbon which it contains. Net primary production is the excess of gross primary production (rate of synthesis of biomass from inorganic precursors) by autotrophs ('producers') for example photosynthesis in plants or phytoplankton over the rate at which the autotrophs themselves respire some of this biomass. 'Productivity' means production per unit area. The phrase 'expressed_as' is used in the construction A_expressed_as_B where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A neglecting all other chemical constituents of A.
scd	Snow Cover Days	days	Number of days per year with snow cover present at the surface
swe	Snow Water Equivalent	kg/m²/yr	Total water equivalent of snowpack accumulated over the year

TraCE21k-centennial

Key	Name	Unit	Description
pr	Precipitation	kg/m²	includes both liquid and solid phases
tasmax	Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	maximum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tasmin	Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	minimum near-surface (usually 2 meter) air temperature
tz	Air Temperature Lapse Rate	°C/100m	Rate of change in air temperature with altitude

TraCE21k-centennial-bioclim

Key	Name	Unit	Description
bio01	Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature	°C	Mean annual temperature calculated as the average of mean monthly temperatures over the year
bio02	Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range	°C	Mean diurnal temperature range computed as the average of monthly (tasmax − tasmin)
bio03	Isothermality	%	Isothermality: 100 × (bio02 ÷ bio07); compares day–night variability to annual temperature range
bio04	Temperature Seasonality	°C	Temperature seasonality given by the standard deviation of mean monthly temperatures
bio05	Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month	°C	Highest monthly mean of daily maximum temperatures (tasmax) across the year; indicates peak thermal conditions
bio06	Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month	°C	Lowest monthly mean of daily minimum temperatures (tasmin) across the year; characterizes winter cold intensity
bio07	Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range	°C	Annual temperature range calculated as bio05 − bio06; measures amplitude between warmest and coldest months
bio08	Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the wettest 3-month period of the year
bio09	Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the driest 3-month period of the year
bio10	Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the warmest 3-month period of the year
bio11	Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter	°C	Average monthly mean temperature over the coldest 3-month period of the year
bio12	Annual Precipitation	kg/m²	Sum of monthly precipitation totals across the year
bio13	Precipitation of the Wettest Month	kg/m²	Maximum monthly precipitation total
bio14	Precipitation of the Driest Month	kg/m²	Minimum monthly precipitation total
bio15	Precipitation Seasonality	%	Coefficient of variation (100 × SD ÷ mean) of monthly precipitation totals
bio16	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the wettest 3-month period of the year
bio17	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the driest 3-month period of the year
bio18	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the warmest 3-month period of the year
bio19	Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter	kg/m²	Average monthly precipitation during the coldest 3-month period of the year
glz	Ice Sheet Surface Altitude	m	Elevation of the ice sheet surface above sea level
orog	Surface Altitude	m	The surface called 'surface' means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Altitude is the (geometric) height above the geoid which is the reference geopotential surface. The geoid is similar to mean sea level.
scd	Snow Cover Days	days	Number of days per year with snow cover present at the surface

References

CHELSA Website
Karger, D. N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R. W., Zimmermann, N. E., Linder, H. P., Kessler, M. (2021): Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas. EnviDat. doi:10.16904/envidat.228.

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Grid	grid, input	`GRID`	-	-
Input	Shapes	shapes, input	`SHAPES`	-	-
Output	Grids	grid list, output	`GRIDS`	-	-
Options	Output	choice	`OUTPUT`	-	Available Choices: [0] files [1] memory Default: 1
	Type	choice	`MEMTYPE`	-	Available Choices: [0] single grids [1] grid collection Default: 1
	Folder	file path	`FOLDER`	-	-
	Format	choice	`FORMAT`	-	Available Choices: [0] GeoTIFF (.tif) [1] SAGA Compressed Grid File (.sg-grd-z) Default: 1
	Data Set	choice	`DATASET`	-	Available Choices: [0] daily [1] monthly [2] climatology [3] bioclim [4] TraCE21k-cenntenial [5] TraCE21k-cenntenial-bioclim Default: 2
	From Day	date	`DAILY_FROM`	-	Default: 1979-01-01
	To Day	date	`DAILY_TO`	-	Default: 2024-12-31
	From Year	integer number	`YEAR_FROM`	-	Minimum: 1979 Maximum: 2021 Default: 1979
	To Year	integer number	`YEAR_TO`	-	Minimum: 1979 Maximum: 2021 Default: 2021
	Period	choice	`PERIOD`	-	Available Choices: [0] 1981-2010 [1] 2011-2040 [2] 2041-2070 [3] 2071-2100 Default: 0
	Model	choice	`MODEL`	-	Available Choices: [0] GFDL-ESM4 [1] IPSL-CM6A-LR [2] MPI-ESM1-2-HR [3] MRI-ESM2-0 [4] UKESM1-0-LL Default: 2
	Scenario	choice	`SCENARIO`	-	Available Choices: [0] ssp126 [1] ssp370 [2] ssp585 Default: 2
	Century	integer number	`CENTURY`	-	Minimum: -200 Maximum: 20 Default: -200
	From Century	integer number	`CENTURY_FROM`	-	Minimum: -200 Maximum: 20 Default: -200
	To Century	integer number	`CENTURY_TO`	-	Minimum: -200 Maximum: 20 Default: 20
	Step	integer number	`CENTURY_STEP`	-	Minimum: 1 Maximum: 55 Default: 1
	Variable	choice	`VAR_DAILY`	-	Available Choices: [0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage [1] Near-Surface Relative Humidity [2] Precipitation [3] Surface Air Pressure [4] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air [5] Near-Surface Wind Speed [6] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature [7] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature [8] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature [9] Air Temperature Lapse Rate Default: 0
	Variable	choice	`VAR_MONTHLY`	-	Available Choices: [0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage [1] Monthly Climate Moisture Index [2] Near-Surface Relative Humidity [3] Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration [4] Precipitation [5] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air [6] Near-Surface Wind Speed [7] Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index [8] Standardized Precipitation Index [9] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature [10] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature [11] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature [12] Vapor Pressure Deficit Default: 0
	Variable	choice	`VAR_CLIMATE`	-	Available Choices: [0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage [1] Monthly Climate Moisture Index [2] Near-Surface Relative Humidity [3] Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration [4] Precipitation [5] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air [6] Near-Surface Wind Speed [7] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature [8] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature [9] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature [10] Vapor Pressure Deficit Default: 0
	Variable	choice	`VAR_BIOCLIM`	-	Available Choices: [0] Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature [1] Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range [2] Isothermality [3] Temperature Seasonality [4] Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month [5] Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month [6] Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range [7] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter [8] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter [9] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter [10] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter [11] Annual Precipitation [12] Precipitation of the Wettest Month [13] Precipitation of the Driest Month [14] Precipitation Seasonality [15] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter [16] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter [17] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter [18] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter [19] Frost Change Frequency [20] First Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM) [21] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 0 °C [22] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 10 °C [23] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 5 °C [24] First Growing Degree Day above 10 °C [25] First Growing Degree Day above 5 °C [26] Growing Season Length [27] Accumulated Precipiation Amount over Growing Season Days [28] Mean Temperature of Growing Season Days [29] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification [30] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (without As/Aw) [31] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (Peel et al. 2007) [32] Wissmann Climate Classification [33] Thornthwaite Climate Classification [34] Troll-Paffen Climate Classification [35] Last Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM) [36] Number of Growing Degree Days above 0 °C [37] Number of Growing Degree Days above 10 °C [38] Number of Growing Degree Days above 5 °C [39] Net Primary Production on Land as Carbon Mass Flux [40] Snow Cover Days [41] Snow Water Equivalent [42] [all] Default: 0
	Variable	choice	`VAR_T21K`	-	Available Choices: [0] Precipitation [1] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature [2] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature [3] Air Temperature Lapse Rate Default: 0
	Variable	choice	`VAR_T21K_BIOCLIM`	-	Available Choices: [0] Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature [1] Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range [2] Isothermality [3] Temperature Seasonality [4] Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month [5] Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month [6] Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range [7] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter [8] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter [9] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter [10] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter [11] Annual Precipitation [12] Precipitation of the Wettest Month [13] Precipitation of the Driest Month [14] Precipitation Seasonality [15] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter [16] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter [17] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter [18] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter [19] Ice Sheet Surface Altitude [20] Surface Altitude [21] Snow Cover Days Default: 0
	Extent	choice	`EXTENT`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] shapes extent [2] grid system extent [3] grid system Default: 0
	Grid System	grid system	`GRID_SYSTEM`	-	-
	West	floating point number	`XMIN`	-	Default: 260000.000000
	East	floating point number	`XMAX`	-	Default: 941000.000000
	South	floating point number	`YMIN`	-	Default: 5215000.000000
	North	floating point number	`YMAX`	-	Default: 6121000.000000
	Columns	integer number	`NX`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 682
	Rows	integer number	`NY`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 907
	Buffer	floating point number	`BUFFER`	add buffer (map units) to extent	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 0.000000
	Take Cellsize	choice	`CELLSIZEDEF`	-	Available Choices: [0] data type resolution [1] user defined Default: 0
	Cellsize	floating point number	`CELLSIZE`	-	Minimum: 0.000100 Default: 1000.000000
	Coordinate System Definition	text [CMD]	`CRS_STRING`	Supported formats comprise PROJ and WKT strings, object codes (e.g. "EPSG:4326").	-

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd io_webservices 15 [-GRIDS ] [-OUTPUT ] [-MEMTYPE ] [-FOLDER ] [-FORMAT ] [-DATASET ] [-DAILY_FROM ] [-DAILY_TO ] [-YEAR_FROM ] [-YEAR_TO ] [-PERIOD ] [-MODEL ] [-SCENARIO ] [-CENTURY ] [-CENTURY_FROM ] [-CENTURY_TO ] [-CENTURY_STEP ] [-VAR_DAILY ] [-VAR_MONTHLY ] [-VAR_CLIMATE ] [-VAR_BIOCLIM ] [-VAR_T21K ] [-VAR_T21K_BIOCLIM ] [-EXTENT ] [-GRID ] [-SHAPES ] [-XMIN ] [-XMAX ] [-YMIN ] [-YMAX ] [-NX ] [-NY ] [-BUFFER ] [-CELLSIZEDEF ] [-CELLSIZE ] [-CRS_STRING ]
  -GRIDS:              Grids
	grid list, output
  -OUTPUT:             Output
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] files
	[1] memory
	Default: 1
  -MEMTYPE:            Type
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] single grids
	[1] grid collection
	Default: 1
  -FOLDER:             Folder
	file path
  -FORMAT:             Format
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] GeoTIFF (*.tif)
	[1] SAGA Compressed Grid File (*.sg-grd-z)
	Default: 1
  -DATASET:            Data Set
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] daily
	[1] monthly
	[2] climatology
	[3] bioclim
	[4] TraCE21k-cenntenial
	[5] TraCE21k-cenntenial-bioclim
	Default: 2
  -DAILY_FROM:        From Day
	date
	Default: 1979-01-01
  -DAILY_TO:          To Day
	date
	Default: 2024-12-31
  -YEAR_FROM:          From Year
	integer number
	Minimum: 1979
	Maximum: 2021
	Default: 1979
  -YEAR_TO:            To Year
	integer number
	Minimum: 1979
	Maximum: 2021
	Default: 2021
  -PERIOD:             Period
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] 1981-2010
	[1] 2011-2040
	[2] 2041-2070
	[3] 2071-2100
	Default: 0
  -MODEL:              Model
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] GFDL-ESM4
	[1] IPSL-CM6A-LR
	[2] MPI-ESM1-2-HR
	[3] MRI-ESM2-0
	[4] UKESM1-0-LL
	Default: 2
  -SCENARIO:           Scenario
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] ssp126
	[1] ssp370
	[2] ssp585
	Default: 2
  -CENTURY:            Century
	integer number
	Minimum: -200
	Maximum: 20
	Default: -200
  -CENTURY_FROM:       From Century
	integer number
	Minimum: -200
	Maximum: 20
	Default: -200
  -CENTURY_TO:         To Century
	integer number
	Minimum: -200
	Maximum: 20
	Default: 20
  -CENTURY_STEP:       Step
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Maximum: 55
	Default: 1
  -VAR_DAILY:          Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage
	[1] Near-Surface Relative Humidity
	[2] Precipitation
	[3] Surface Air Pressure
	[4] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air
	[5] Near-Surface Wind Speed
	[6] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[7] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[8] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[9] Air Temperature Lapse Rate
	Default: 0
  -VAR_MONTHLY:        Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage
	[1] Monthly Climate Moisture Index
	[2] Near-Surface Relative Humidity
	[3] Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration
	[4] Precipitation
	[5] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air
	[6] Near-Surface Wind Speed
	[7] Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index
	[8] Standardized Precipitation Index
	[9] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[10] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[11] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[12] Vapor Pressure Deficit
	Default: 0
  -VAR_CLIMATE:        Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Total Cloud Cover Percentage
	[1] Monthly Climate Moisture Index
	[2] Near-Surface Relative Humidity
	[3] Monthly Potential Evapotranspiration
	[4] Precipitation
	[5] Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air
	[6] Near-Surface Wind Speed
	[7] Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[8] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[9] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[10] Vapor Pressure Deficit
	Default: 0
  -VAR_BIOCLIM:        Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[1] Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range
	[2] Isothermality
	[3] Temperature Seasonality
	[4] Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month
	[5] Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month
	[6] Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range
	[7] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter
	[8] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter
	[9] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter
	[10] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter
	[11] Annual Precipitation
	[12] Precipitation of the Wettest Month
	[13] Precipitation of the Driest Month
	[14] Precipitation Seasonality
	[15] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter
	[16] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter
	[17] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter
	[18] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter
	[19] Frost Change Frequency
	[20] First Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM)
	[21] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 0 °C
	[22] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 10 °C
	[23] Growing Degree Days Heat Sum above 5 °C
	[24] First Growing Degree Day above 10 °C
	[25] First Growing Degree Day above 5 °C
	[26] Growing Season Length
	[27] Accumulated Precipiation Amount over Growing Season Days
	[28] Mean Temperature of Growing Season Days
	[29] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification
	[30] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (without As/Aw)
	[31] Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification (Peel et al. 2007)
	[32] Wissmann Climate Classification
	[33] Thornthwaite Climate Classification
	[34] Troll-Paffen Climate Classification
	[35] Last Day of the Growing Season (TREELIM)
	[36] Number of Growing Degree Days above 0 °C
	[37] Number of Growing Degree Days above 10 °C
	[38] Number of Growing Degree Days above 5 °C
	[39] Net Primary Production on Land as Carbon Mass Flux
	[40] Snow Cover Days
	[41] Snow Water Equivalent
	[42] [all]
	Default: 0
  -VAR_T21K:           Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Precipitation
	[1] Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[2] Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[3] Air Temperature Lapse Rate
	Default: 0
  -VAR_T21K_BIOCLIM:   Variable
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Mean Annual Near-Surface Air Temperature
	[1] Mean Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperature Range
	[2] Isothermality
	[3] Temperature Seasonality
	[4] Mean Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Month
	[5] Mean Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Coldest Month
	[6] Annual Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature Range
	[7] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Wettest Quarter
	[8] Mean Daily Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Driest Quarter
	[9] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Warmest Quarter
	[10] Mean Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature of the Quarter
	[11] Annual Precipitation
	[12] Precipitation of the Wettest Month
	[13] Precipitation of the Driest Month
	[14] Precipitation Seasonality
	[15] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Wettest Quarter
	[16] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Driest Quarter
	[17] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Warmest Quarter
	[18] Mean Monthly Precipitation of the Coldest Quarter
	[19] Ice Sheet Surface Altitude
	[20] Surface Altitude
	[21] Snow Cover Days
	Default: 0
  -EXTENT:             Extent
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] shapes extent
	[2] grid system extent
	[3] grid system
	Default: 0
  -GRID:               Grid
	grid, input
  -SHAPES:             Shapes
	shapes, input
  -XMIN:            West
	floating point number
	Default: 260000.000000
  -XMAX:            East
	floating point number
	Default: 941000.000000
  -YMIN:            South
	floating point number
	Default: 5215000.000000
  -YMAX:            North
	floating point number
	Default: 6121000.000000
  -NX:                 Columns
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 682
  -NY:                 Rows
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 907
  -BUFFER:          Buffer
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000
  -CELLSIZEDEF:        Take Cellsize
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] data type resolution
	[1] user defined
	Default: 0
  -CELLSIZE:        Cellsize
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000100
	Default: 1000.000000
  -CRS_STRING:         Coordinate System Definition
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