New dataset available: Downscaled seasonal forecasts at 1 km over the Po river basin (SPHERE-SFC-Meteo)

January 22, 2026

The SPHERE-SFC-Meteo dataset consists of high-resolution retrospective seasonal forecasts of minimum, maximum and mean daily 2m air temperature and daily total precipitation over the Po river basin (Italy). The dataset has been produced through statistical and stochastic downscaling of Copernicus Seasonal Forecast Systems outputs from ECMWFS51, CMCCS35 and DWDS21. SPHERE-MeteoSFC dataset covers the hindcast period 1993-2016 for two starting dates, November 1st and May 1st, with lead time up to 6 months.