Datasets:
Tasks:
Time Series Forecasting
Sub-tasks:
multivariate-time-series-forecasting
Size:
10K<n<100K
License:
| datasets: | |
| - met-office-uk-deterministic-zarr | |
| tags: | |
| - weather | |
| - nwp | |
| - met-office | |
| - deterministic | |
| - zarr | |
| - climate | |
| - solar | |
| license: cc-by-4.0 | |
| annotations_creators: | |
| - expert-generated | |
| language_creators: | |
| - other | |
| multilinguality: | |
| - monolingual | |
| size_categories: | |
| - 10K<n<100K | |
| source_datasets: | |
| - original | |
| task_categories: | |
| - time-series-forecasting | |
| task_ids: | |
| - multivariate-time-series-forecasting | |
| configs: | |
| - config_name: met-office-uk-deterministic-zarr | |
| name: met-office-uk-deterministic-zarr | |
| splits: [] | |
| description: This dataset contains uploaded Zarr files as zip archives. | |
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| # Met Office UK Deterministic Dataset (Zarr Format) | |
| ## Description | |
| This dataset is a **subset** of the [Met Office UK Deterministic Dataset](https://registry.opendata.aws/met-office-uk-deterministic/), converted from the original **NetCDF format** into **Zarr format** for modern data analysis. The Zarr files are packaged as **.zarr.zip archives** for efficient storage and transfer. | |
| The subset focuses on specific variables and configurations, which are detailed below. Researchers and developers can use this subset for applications in climate science, weather forecasting, and renewable energy modeling. | |
| ## Usage | |
| This dataset is provided under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-4.0)**. When using this dataset, you must provide proper attribution to the Met Office as outlined below. | |
| ## Attribution | |
| This dataset is derived from the [Met Office UK Deterministic Dataset](https://registry.opendata.aws/met-office-uk-deterministic/), which is British Crown copyright and provided by the Met Office under the terms of the [UK Open Government License (OGL)](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). | |
| - **Original Source**: [Met Office UK Deterministic Dataset on AWS](https://registry.opendata.aws/met-office-uk-deterministic/) | |
| - **Copyright**: British Crown copyright © Met Office | |
| ## Details | |
| ### Zarr Format and Zip Archives | |
| - **Format**: The dataset files are in Zarr format, a modern storage format optimized for analytics and machine learning workflows. | |
| - **Packaging**: Zarr files are stored as `.zarr.zip` archives. Each archive corresponds to a specific time interval, such as `2023-01-01-00.zarr.zip`. | |
| ### Subset Attributes | |
| This dataset includes a subset of numerical weather prediction (NWP) variables, categorized as follows: | |
| #### Accumulated Channels: | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_shortwave_total_downward_at_surface**: Downward shortwave radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_longwave_downward_at_surface**: Downward longwave radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| - **surface_roughness**: Surface roughness (m) (if available, otherwise null or computed) | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_uv_downward_at_surface**: Downward UV radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| #### General NWP Channels: | |
| - **temperature_at_screen_level**: 2-meter temperature (°C) | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_shortwave_total_downward_at_surface**: Downward shortwave radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_longwave_downward_at_surface**: Downward longwave radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| - **cloud_amount_of_high_cloud**: High cloud cover (fraction or %) | |
| - **cloud_amount_of_medium_cloud**: Medium cloud cover (fraction or %) | |
| - **cloud_amount_of_low_cloud**: Low cloud cover (fraction or %) | |
| - **cloud_amount_of_total_cloud**: Total cloud cover (fraction or %) | |
| - **snow_depth_water_equivalent**: Snow depth equivalent water content (mm) | |
| - **surface_roughness**: Surface roughness (m) (if available, otherwise null or computed) | |
| - **radiation_flux_in_uv_downward_at_surface**: Downward UV radiation flux at the surface (W/m²) | |
| - **wind_speed_at_10m**: 10-meter wind speed (m/s) | |
| - **wind_direction_at_10m**: 10-meter wind direction (degrees) | |
| This dataset provides essential meteorological variables for applications in weather prediction, climate modeling, and solar energy forecasting. | |