This page provides an overview of how to access and use WeatherNext forecasts in Google Earth Engine. Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets. It is particularly well-suited for:
- Large-scale geospatial analysis: You can perform complex analyses on massive datasets without needing to manage the underlying infrastructure.
- Time-series analysis: You can analyze how weather patterns change over time.
- Visualization: You can create interactive maps and visualizations of weather data.
Available datasets and how to access
WeatherNext provides several state-of-the-art weather forecasting models on Earth Engine. The following are links to the Earth Engine Data Catalog pages:
To access the datasets, you will need to fill out the WeatherNext Data Request form.
Starter guide and sample code
For an in-depth tutorial and sample code, check out the WeatherNext 2 Starter Guide - Earth Engine notebook.
Things to be aware of
Terms of use
- Historical Data (forecasts more than 48 hours old): Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License, Version 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
- Real-Time Data (forecasts generated within past 48 hours): Made available under the GDM Real-Time Weather Forecasting Experimental Data Terms of Use.
Citations
If you use this data in your research, be sure to cite the appropriate papers and datasets. You can find the citation information on the dataset pages.