Datasets by Variable

The table below helps to find the datasets documented in this guide that provide a specific variable.

Variable	Datasets providing this variable
Temperature	Observational Data: AHCCD / CanHom, NRCANmet Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, ESPO-G6, CanDCS-M6, CanLEAD, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6
Precipitation	Observational Data: AHCCD / CanHom, NRCANmet Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, ESPO-G6, CanDCS-M6, CanLEAD, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6
Snow	Observational Data: AHCCD / CanHom Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX
Wind	Observational Data: AHCCD / CanHom Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, CanLEAD, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6
Humidity	Observational Data: - Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, CanLEAD, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6
Radiation	Observational Data: N/A Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, CanLEAD, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6
Surface pressure	Observational Data: AHCCD / CanHom Reanalysis Data: ERA5-Land, CaSR Climate Projection Data: CMIP6, CORDEX, CanLEAD

Other variables such as evapotranspiration, soil moisture or cloud cover are often available from modeled datasets, such as reanalysis and climate projection data. Please refer to the respective documentation for more information.