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Temperature Humidity Index GDDP-NEX-CMIP6 ML projections

The experiment conducted aimed to enhance the temporal resolution of climate projections for agricultural applications by using machine learning to downscale daily NEX-GDDP-CMIP6 climate data ( https://doi.org/10.7917/OFSG334 5) to hourly Temperature Humidity Index (THI) values. The THI is a critical metric for assessing heat stress in dairy cattle, which is a significant concern under changing climatic conditions. We utilized the Extreme Gradient Boost (XGBoost Chen et al. 2016) algorithm, chosen for its efficiency and capability to handle large datasets, to train models using historical hourly data from the ERA5 reanalysis dataset (Hersbach et al. 2020). The trained models were then applied to generate hourly THI projections from 2020 to 2100 across 12 climate models under two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5). The focus was exclusively on land areas, with a spatial grid resolution of 0.25 degrees, ensuring the relevance and applicability of the data for agricultural purposes. The result is a comprehensive, high-resolution dataset that provides detailed insights into the future impacts of heat stress on dairy cattle, facilitating better planning and mitigation strategies in the agricultural sector.

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Date (Publication)
2024-08-07
Edition

1

Citation identifier
THI
Citation identifier
doi:10.26050/WDCC/THI
Principal investigator
  The Cyprus Institute - Dr. Pantelis Georgiades
www.cyi.ac.cy
Author
  The Cyprus Institute - Dr. Pantelis Georgiades
www.cyi.ac.cy
Publisher
  WDCC
Point of contact
  The Cyprus Institute - Dr. Pantelis Georgiades
www.cyi.ac.cy
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NetCDF

Keywords
  • machine learning

Keywords
  • temperature humidity index

Use limitation

CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Language

eng; USA

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Begin date
2020-01-01
End date
2100-12-31
Supplemental Information

info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101081276/BE//PREVENT: Improved predictability of extremes over the Med from Seas. to Dec.

Distribution format
  • NetCDF ()

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12931000
OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=THI
Hierarchy level
collection
Attribute description
temperature_humidity_index
Descriptor

The Temperature Humidity Index (THI) is a simple, non-invasive metric which estimates the levels of thermal stress caused by the combined effect of temperature and humidity and has been widely used in the scientific literature as as reference for early warning systems of heat stress.; unit: 1

File identifier
wdc-climate.de:5280922 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA

Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

THI

Date stamp
2026-02-04T10:21:32
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009

Point of contact
  The Cyprus Institute - Dr. Pantelis Georgiades
www.cyi.ac.cy
 
 

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