Meteorological, Hydrological and Oceanographic Database

It focuses on data relevant to the inland water digital twin, including weather forecasts, climate data, and hydrological data and services.

ID â–² Source Organisation Name Type Area Quality Availability Update frequency Legal restrictions Description Variable(s) Spatial coverage Spatial resolution Temporal coverage Temporal resolution Resource API Protocol
sensing-hydro-1 C3S-CDS Multi-model seasonal reforecasts of river discharge for Europe data (format: NetCDF-4) hydrological data https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-seasonal-reforecast?tab=download Open, to be requested monthly None This dataset provides hydrological seasonal reforecasts of monthly mean river discharge across Europe for the period 1993 to 2016 based on two models. The first is an E-HYPE multi-model system comprising eight model realisations using a catchment-based resolution. The second comprises the E-HYPEgrid, VIC-WUR and LISFLOOD-EFAS hydrological models at a 5km gridded resolution. River discharge and related statistics (complete list at the resource URL) Pan-European 5 km grid and catchments 1993-2016 monthly https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-seasonal-reforecast?tab=overview https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-2 C3S-CDS Multi-model seasonal forecasts of river discharge for Europe from January 2021 to present data (format: NetCDF-4) hydrological data https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-seasonal-forecast?tab=documentation Open, to be requested monthly None This dataset provides hydrological seasonal forecasts of monthly mean river discharge across Europe. Two hydrological model ensembles are provided. The first is an E-HYPE multi-model system comprising eight model realisations using a catchment-based resolution. The second comprises the E-HYPEgrid, VIC-WUR and EFAS (LISFLOOD) hydrological models at a 5km gridded resolution. River discharge and related statistics (complete list at the resource URL) Pan-European 5 km grid and catchments 2021 - present monthly https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-seasonal-forecast?tab=overview https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-3 C3S-CDS Hydrology-related climate impact indicators from 1970 to 2100 derived from bias adjusted European climate projections data (format: NetCDF-4) hydrological data https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-projections?tab=documentation Open, to be requested Irregular None This dataset provides water variables and indicators based on hydrological impact modelling, forced by bias adjusted regional climate simulations from the European Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (EURO-CORDEX). The dataset contains Essential Climate Variable (ECV) data in the form of daily mean river discharge and a set of climate impact indicators (CIIs) for both water quantity and quality. River discharge, runoff, aridity and related variables (complete list at the resource URL) Pan-European 5 km grid and catchments 1970-2100 Daily and 30 year annual and monthly means https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-hydrology-variables-derived-projections?tab=overview https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-4 C3S-CDS Lake water levels from 1992 to present derived from satellite observations data (format: NetCDF-4) hydrological data https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/satellite-lake-water-level?tab=documentation Open, to be requested Annually CC-4.0-BY This dataset provides lake water levels for 251 selected lakes on four continents derived from satellite radar altimetry. Water surface height and uncertainty Global point 1992-present 1 to 27 days https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/satellite-lake-water-level?tab=overview https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-5 C3S-CDS Lake surface water temperature from 1995 to present derived from satellite observations data (format: NetCDF-4) hydrological data https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/satellite-lake-water-temperature?tab=documentation Open, to be requested Annually CC-4.0-BY This dataset provides mid-morning daily values for lake surface water temperature (LSWT) retrieved from satellite over a regular grid together with associated LSWT uncertainty and quality levels based on statistical confidence levels. The data represent current state-of-the-art for LSWT record production. Global 0.05° 1995-2023 daily https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/satellite-lake-water-temperature?tab=overview https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-6 Copernicus, Emergency Management Service Medium- and extended-range deterministic and ensemble forecasts for GloFAS 30-day data (format: unkown), service (forecast) hydrological forecast https://extwiki.eodc.eu/GFM/PDD Open, to be requested daily None GloFAS medium-range flood forecasts provide a global overview of upcoming flood events for the next 30 days. The forecasts are updated every day and they include the potential socio-economic impacts. River discharge and related variables (see complete list at the source URL) Global ~9 km resolution up to 15 days, increasing to 36 km from day 16 to 30 NA-present daily https://global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/technical-information/glofas-30day/ https://extwiki.eodc.eu/GFM/PUM/DataAccess
sensing-hydro-7 Copernicus, Emergency Management Service Long-range SEAS5 ensemble forecasts for GloFAS Seasonal data (format: unkown), service (forecast) hydrological forecast https://extwiki.eodc.eu/GFM/PDD Open, to be requested monthly None SEAS5 is the ensemble seasonal forecast of ECMWF (operational since 5 November 2017), and one of the seasonal forecast models of the Copernicus Climate Change Service. It consists of 51 members at ~36 km horizontal resolution, generated each month (from the 1st of the month) with 7 months lead time (extended to 13 months once a season). River discharge and related variables (see complete list at the source URL) Global ~36 km 2017(nov)-present monthly https://global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/technical-information/glofas-seasonal/ https://extwiki.eodc.eu/GFM/PUM/DataAccess
sensing-hydro-8 CEMS Early Warning Data Store River discharge and related forecasted data by the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) data (format: netCDF, GRIB2), service (forecast) hydrological forecast https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/efas-forecast?tab=documentation 30-day delay data open; real-time data only available to EFAS partners Regular https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-conditions-access#/home This dataset provides gridded modelled hydrological time series forced with medium-range meteorological forecasts. The data is a consistent representation of the most important hydrological variables across the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) domain. River discharge and related variables (see complete list at the source URL) pan-European 5 km up to version 4.0, now ~1.5 km (1 arcmin) 10 October 2018 to 19 September 2023 and 29 May 2024 to near real-time with a 30-day delay. 12 hours https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/efas-forecast?tab=overview https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-web-services or https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-9 CEMS Early Warning Data Store River discharge and related historical data from the European Flood Awareness System data (format: netCDF, GRIB2) hydrological data https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/efas-historical?tab=documentation 6-day delay data open; real-time data only available to EFAS partners Regular https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-conditions-access#/home This dataset provides gridded modelled sub-daily and daily hydrological time series forced with meteorological observations. The data set is a consistent representation of the most important hydrological variables across the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) domain. River discharge and related variables (see complete list at the source URL) pan-European 5 km up to version 4.0, now ~1.5 km (1 arcmin) 1992-present 24 hours up to version 4.0, now 6 hours https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/cems-glofas-historical?tab=overview https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-web-services or https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api
sensing-hydro-10 CEMS Early Warning Data Store River discharge and related forecasted data by the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) data (format: netCDF, GRIB2), service (forecast) hydrological forecast https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/efas-forecast?tab=documentation 30-day delay data open; real-time data only available to EFAS partners Regular https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-conditions-access#/home This dataset provides gridded modelled hydrological time series forced with medium-range meteorological forecasts. The data is a consistent representation of the most important hydrological variables across the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) domain. River discharge and related variables (see complete list at the source URL) pan-European 5 km up to version 4.0, now ~1.5 km (1 arcmin) 10 October 2018 to 19 September 2023 and 29 May 2024 to near real-time with a 30-day delay. 12 hours https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/efas-forecast?tab=overview https://european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/efas-web-services or https://ewds.climate.copernicus.eu/how-to-api