All ERA5 datasets have been migrated to Zarr v3 with improved chunking. Previous dataset versions are still available, but we recommend using the new ones.
Future updates will only apply to Zarr v3 datasets, including ERA5 monthly updates.
This is a restricted dataset according to the DestinE Access Policy. To access it you need to log in or register to DestinE platform and then request the upgraded access.

Climate DT high resolution hourly data on single-level or surface, ICON, Control, timeseries

This dataset contains surface variables from the second generation Climate Adaptation Digital Twin of the Destination Earth initiative. It includes data from the Control Simulation (1990–2000) of the ICON model. This data was regridded from the original HEALPix H1024 grid to a regular latitude-longitude grid at approximately 0.044°. The temporal resolution is 1 hour.

The dataset's chunking is optimized for regional timeseries analysis.

Accessing this dataset requires a Zarr v3-compatible library (e.g., zarr-python >= 3.x). Python users can upgrade via pip install "zarr>3".

Access is restricted to Destination Earth users with Upgraded Access.

How to download the data

This Python snippet includes the token directly in the URL.

1import xarray as xr
2
3xr.open_dataset(
4    "https://edh:<your API key>@api.earthdatahub.destine.eu/climate-dt-2/ICON-cont-sfc-hourly-high-timeseries-v0.zarr",
5    chunks={},
6    engine="zarr",
7    zarr_format=3,
8)

Variables

Short NameUnitsDescription
avg_tprate
kg m-2 s-1

Time-mean total precipitation rate

d2m
K

2 metre dewpoint temperature

lsm
(0 - 1)

Land-sea mask

t2m
K

2 metre temperature

u10
m s-1

10 metre U wind component

v10
m s-1

10 metre V wind component

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