New dataset available: Seasonal forecasts of irrigation requirements at 1 km over the Po river basin (SPHERE-SFC-Agrhyd)

March 12, 2026

The SPHERE-SFC-Agrhyd dataset consists of high-resolution retrospective seasonal forecasts of irrigation requirements over the Po river basin (Italy). The dataset has been produced through a coupled soil-water-balance and crop-growth model using downscaled meteorological data at 1 km resolution. The dataset covers maize and forage crops in the hindcast period 1993-2016 for starting date May 1st with lead time up to 6 months.