ERA5 time series

Author

Roland Van den Broek - Ingénieur civil

Published

December 30, 2025

Some time series of variables from the ERA5 monthly reconstruction.

Section titles are structured as follows:

For more information about the variables, look here.

This article contains explanations regarding the radiation and albedo variables in the ERA5 dataset.

1 alnid - G - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 1: alnid-G

2 alnid - N - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 2: alnid-N

3 alnid - S - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 3: alnid-S

4 alnip - G - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 4: alnip-G

5 alnip - N - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 5: alnip-N

6 alnip - S - [ ] - near_ir_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 6: alnip-S

7 aluvd - G - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 7: aluvd-G

8 aluvd - N - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 8: aluvd-N

9 aluvd - S - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation

Figure 9: aluvd-S

10 aluvp - G - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 10: aluvp-G

11 aluvp - N - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 11: aluvp-N

12 aluvp - S - [ ] - uv_visible_albedo_for_direct_radiation

Figure 12: aluvp-S

13 cbh - G - [m] - cloud_base_height

Figure 13: cbh-G

14 cbh - N - [m] - cloud_base_height

Figure 14: cbh-N

15 cbh - S - [m] - cloud_base_height

Figure 15: cbh-S

16 cdir - G - [J/m²] - clear_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 16: cdir-G

17 cdir - N - [J/m²] - clear_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 17: cdir-N

18 cdir - S - [J/m²] - clear_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 18: cdir-S

19 e - G - [m] - evaporation

Figure 19: e-G

20 e - N - [m] - evaporation

Figure 20: e-N

21 e - S - [m] - evaporation

Figure 21: e-S

22 fal - G - [ ] - forecast_albedo

Figure 22: fal-G

23 fal - N - [ ] - forecast_albedo

Figure 23: fal-N

24 fal - S - [ ] - forecast_albedo

Figure 24: fal-S

25 fdir - G - [J/m²] - total_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 25: fdir-G

26 fdir - N - [J/m²] - total_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 26: fdir-N

27 fdir - S - [J/m²] - total_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface

Figure 27: fdir-S

28 hcc - G - [ ] - high_cloud_cover

Figure 28: hcc-G

29 hcc - N - [ ] - high_cloud_cover

Figure 29: hcc-N

30 hcc - S - [ ] - high_cloud_cover

Figure 30: hcc-S

31 lcc - G - [ ] - low_cloud_cover

Figure 31: lcc-G

32 lcc - N - [ ] - low_cloud_cover

Figure 32: lcc-N

33 lcc - S - [ ] - low_cloud_cover

Figure 33: lcc-S

34 lsm - G - [ ] - land_sea_mask

Figure 34: lsm-G

35 lsm - N - [ ] - land_sea_mask

Figure 35: lsm-N

36 lsm - S - [ ] - land_sea_mask

Figure 36: lsm-S

37 mcc - G - [ ] - medium_cloud_cover

Figure 37: mcc-G

38 mcc - N - [ ] - medium_cloud_cover

Figure 38: mcc-N

39 mcc - S - [ ] - medium_cloud_cover

Figure 39: mcc-S

40 siconc - G - [ ] - sea_ice_cover

Figure 40: siconc-G

41 siconc - N - [ ] - sea_ice_cover

Figure 41: siconc-N

42 siconc - S - [ ] - sea_ice_cover

Figure 42: siconc-S

43 slhf - G - [J/m²] - surface_latent_heat_flux

Figure 43: slhf-G

44 slhf - N - [J/m²] - surface_latent_heat_flux

Figure 44: slhf-N

45 slhf - S - [J/m²] - surface_latent_heat_flux

Figure 45: slhf-S

46 sshf - G - [J/m²] - surface_sensible_heat_flux

Figure 46: sshf-G

47 sshf - N - [J/m²] - surface_sensible_heat_flux

Figure 47: sshf-N

48 sshf - S - [J/m²] - surface_sensible_heat_flux

Figure 48: sshf-S

49 ssr - G - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation

Figure 49: ssr-G

50 ssr - N - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation

Figure 50: ssr-N

51 ssr - S - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation

Figure 51: ssr-S

52 ssrc - G - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 52: ssrc-G

53 ssrc - N - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 53: ssrc-N

54 ssrc - S - [J/m²] - surface_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 54: ssrc-S

55 ssrd - G - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downwards

Figure 55: ssrd-G

56 ssrd - N - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downwards

Figure 56: ssrd-N

57 ssrd - S - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downwards

Figure 57: ssrd-S

58 ssrdc - G - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 58: ssrdc-G

59 ssrdc - N - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 59: ssrdc-N

60 ssrdc - S - [J/m²] - surface_solar_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 60: ssrdc-S

61 sst - G - [K] - sea_surface_temperature

Figure 61: sst-G

62 sst - N - [K] - sea_surface_temperature

Figure 62: sst-N

63 sst - S - [K] - sea_surface_temperature

Figure 63: sst-S

64 str - G - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 64: str-G

65 str - N - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 65: str-N

66 str - S - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 66: str-S

67 strc - G - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 67: strc-G

68 strc - N - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 68: strc-N

69 strc - S - [J/m²] - surface_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 69: strc-S

70 strd - G - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downwards

Figure 70: strd-G

71 strd - N - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downwards

Figure 71: strd-N

72 strd - S - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downwards

Figure 72: strd-S

73 strdc - G - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 73: strdc-G

74 strdc - N - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 74: strdc-N

75 strdc - S - [J/m²] - surface_thermal_radiation_downward_clear_sky

Figure 75: strdc-S

76 t2m - G - [K] - 2m_temperature

Figure 76: t2m-G

77 t2m - N - [K] - 2m_temperature

Figure 77: t2m-N

78 t2m - S - [K] - 2m_temperature

Figure 78: t2m-S

79 tcc - G - [ ] - total_cloud_cover

Figure 79: tcc-G

80 tcc - N - [ ] - total_cloud_cover

Figure 80: tcc-N

81 tcc - S - [ ] - total_cloud_cover

Figure 81: tcc-S

82 tisr - G - [J/m²] - toa_incident_solar_radiation

Figure 82: tisr-G

83 tisr - N - [J/m²] - toa_incident_solar_radiation

Figure 83: tisr-N

84 tisr - S - [J/m²] - toa_incident_solar_radiation

Figure 84: tisr-S

85 tp - G - [m] - total_precipitation

Figure 85: tp-G

86 tp - N - [m] - total_precipitation

Figure 86: tp-N

87 tp - S - [m] - total_precipitation

Figure 87: tp-S

88 tsr - G - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation

Figure 88: tsr-G

89 tsr - N - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation

Figure 89: tsr-N

90 tsr - S - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation

Figure 90: tsr-S

91 tsrc - G - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 91: tsrc-G

92 tsrc - N - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 92: tsrc-N

93 tsrc - S - [J/m²] - top_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 93: tsrc-S

94 ttr - G - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 94: ttr-G

95 ttr - N - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 95: ttr-N

96 ttr - S - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation

Figure 96: ttr-S

97 ttrc - G - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 97: ttrc-G

98 ttrc - N - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 98: ttrc-N

99 ttrc - S - [J/m²] - top_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky

Figure 99: ttrc-S