A unified repository for pre-processed climate data weighted by gridded economic activity
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| author | Gortan, Marco Testa, Lorenzo Fagiolo, Giorgio Lamperti, Francesco |
| author_facet | Gortan, Marco Testa, Lorenzo Fagiolo, Giorgio Lamperti, Francesco |
| contents | Although high-resolution gridded climate variables are provided by multiple sources, the need for country and region-specific climate data weighted by indicators of economic activity is becoming increasingly common in environmental and economic research. We process available information from different climate data sources to provide spatially aggregated data with global coverage for both countries (GADM0 resolution) and regions (GADM1 resolution) and for a variety of climate indicators (average precipitations, average temperatures, average SPEI). We weigh gridded climate data by population density or by night light intensity -- both proxies of economic activity -- before aggregation. Climate variables are measured daily, monthly, and annually, covering (depending on the data source) a time window from 1900 (at the earliest) to 2023. We pipeline all the preprocessing procedures in a unified framework, which we share in the open-access Weighted Climate Data Repository web app. Finally, we validate our data through a systematic comparison with those employed in leading climate impact studies. |
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| spellingShingle | A unified repository for pre-processed climate data weighted by gridded economic activity Gortan, Marco Testa, Lorenzo Fagiolo, Giorgio Lamperti, Francesco General Economics Economics Applications Although high-resolution gridded climate variables are provided by multiple sources, the need for country and region-specific climate data weighted by indicators of economic activity is becoming increasingly common in environmental and economic research. We process available information from different climate data sources to provide spatially aggregated data with global coverage for both countries (GADM0 resolution) and regions (GADM1 resolution) and for a variety of climate indicators (average precipitations, average temperatures, average SPEI). We weigh gridded climate data by population density or by night light intensity -- both proxies of economic activity -- before aggregation. Climate variables are measured daily, monthly, and annually, covering (depending on the data source) a time window from 1900 (at the earliest) to 2023. We pipeline all the preprocessing procedures in a unified framework, which we share in the open-access Weighted Climate Data Repository web app. Finally, we validate our data through a systematic comparison with those employed in leading climate impact studies. |
| title | A unified repository for pre-processed climate data weighted by gridded economic activity |
| topic | General Economics Economics Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.05971 |