Comparative analysis of the temperature information of the WorldClim, ECA&D and MODIS data bases in the western Paleartic

Authors

  • Jorge Alonso-Carné Departamento de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Zaragoza C/ Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza
  • Agustín Estrada-Peña Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza. C/ Miguel Servet 177, 50013, Zaragoza
  • Alberto García-Martín Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza. C/ Miguel Servet 177, 50013, Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.2017692317

Keywords:

Temperature, MODIS, WorldClim, ECA&D, Europe

Abstract

The easy access to scientific Open Data large databases makes it necessary to analyze the adequacy of each of them to the objectives pursued in any research work or in the application of a modeling process. This paper compares three data sources validated by scientific community and widely used for the analysis of 2 types of temperature (air and land surface) at medium scales (WorldClim, ECA&D and MODIS) using as study area the European territory west of the Russian-European border. These three datasets are compared taking into account two pixel sizes and different types of climates. As a result, we verified the existence of differences, although not significant, and described the limitations and functionality
of each of these series.

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Published

2017-12-22

How to Cite

Alonso-Carné, J., Estrada-Peña, A., & García-Martín, A. (2017). Comparative analysis of the temperature information of the WorldClim, ECA&D and MODIS data bases in the western Paleartic. Geographicalia, (69), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.2017692317

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