ICPAC Climate Data Library
Data Library Portal

SCIPEA Climate Data Portal – at IRI

Strengthening Climate Information Partnerships - East Africa is a UKaid-funded project of the WISER programme (Weather and climate Information and SERvices for Africa).

SCIPEA aims to strengthen partnerships between organisations involved in production, use, research and training activities regarding seasonal climate forecast information, toward increased capacity for national/regional early warning and effective early actions. SCIPEA is led by the Met Office (UK), together with the IRI, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), and national meteorological services and universities/training and other centres from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Seasonal Forecast Model Datasets Sub-seasonal Forecast Model Datasets Observation Datasets
Seasonal Forecasts
GCM Hindcast Climatology
These maps display climatological values of forecast 2-meter temperature, sea surface temperature, and precipitation at multiple leads and start times during the year for a selection of climate models. The climatological base period is 1982-2010 for CFSv2 and CCSM4, and 1981-2010 for CMC1, CMC2, GFDL-CM2p5-FLOR-A06, and NASA-GMAO.
GCM Forecast Monthly Anomaly
These maps display monthly anomaly values of forecast 2-meter temperature, sea surface temperature, and precipitation at multiple leads for a selection of climate models. The climatological base period is 1982-2010 for CFSv2 and CCSM4, and 1981-2010 for CMC1, CMC2, GFDL-CM2p5-FLOR-A06, and GEOSS2S.
GCM Forecast Seasonal Anomaly
These maps display seasonal anomaly values of forecast 2-meter temperature, sea surface temperature, and precipitation at multiple leads for a selection of climate models. The climatological base period is 1982-2010 for CFSv2 and CCSM4, and 1981-2010 for CMC1, CMC2, GFDL-CM2p5-FLOR-A06, and NASA-GMAO.
Hindcast Anomaly Correlation
These maps display anomaly correlations between hindcasts of 2-meter temperature, sea surface temperature, and precipitation and observed values of the same variables at multiple leads for a selection of climate models. The range of years over which the correlation is calculated is 1982-2010 for CFSv2 and CCSM4, and 1981-2010 for CMC1, CMC2, GFDL-CM2p5-FLOR-A06, and NASA-GMAO.
Greater Horn of Africa CPT Precipitation Forecast
Seasonal precipitation forecasts
Observations
Observed Climatology
These maps display climatological values of observed precipitation, temperature, sea surface temperature, and mean sea level pressure. The climatological base period is 1981-2010.
Observed Anomaly
These maps display anomalies of observed precipitation, temperature, sea surface temperature, and mean sea level pressure. The climatological base period is 1981-2010.