Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for Western Athens

<p>We&nbsp;produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied&nbsp;an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study domain focus on the metropolitan area of Athens, Greece.</p> <p>More details about the dataset:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for each indicator across three scenarios (<strong>present, SSP1-1.9, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and three twenty-year periods (<strong>2001-2020, 2021-2040, and 2041-2060</strong>). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.</li> <li>All indicators are available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats.</li> <li>The indicators are calculated at a resolution of <strong>150 m</strong>, consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection <strong>EPSG 32634</strong>. The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with <strong>EPSG 4326</strong> projection is included.</li> <li>All indicators are calculated as <strong>yearly averages</strong>. Some indicators also have additional calculations for <strong>seasonal averages</strong>, including Spring (MAM), Summer (JJA), Autumn (SON), and Winter (DJF).</li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format visualizing the results for each indicator. Present denotes the period 2001-2020; 2030 denotes the period 2021-2040; &amp; 2050 denotes the period 2041-2060.</li> <li>The images are also clipped to focus on the ASDA municipalities, in which case the png files will be ended with &lsquo;_clip.png&rsquo;</li> <li>The NetCDF and GeoTiff data can be found in the <a href="https://zenodo.org/api/files/76dbc341-075d-49aa-9b73-8378f6410038/data.zip?versionId=df51b0aa-9cb0-4be0-afe6-46fa30372e91">data.zip</a>; The png files for quick viewing can be found in <a href="https://zenodo.org/api/files/76dbc341-075d-49aa-9b73-8378f6410038/quickview.zip?versionId=199b62b8-bba3-4ec0-a3f4-753d784972eb">quickview.zip</a>; more information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the&nbsp;<a href="https://zenodo.org/api/files/76dbc341-075d-49aa-9b73-8378f6410038/Technical_Annex_Athens_ver4.docx?versionId=695aac25-2b99-47ab-867f-721331eb9bfe">Technical_Annex_Athens_ver4.docx</a></li> </ul>