Climate projections part of INSPIRE Meteorological Geographical Features?

[KnorrAn]

Hello,

We are currently reviewing data on climate projections for temperature, precipitation, etc., extending to the year 2100. Various RCP scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways) are being used as a basis for this. They are intended for use in risk analyses in the context of climate adaptation strategies. The spatial level is sub-national.

I am unsure whether this type of climate data falls under the INSPIRE Annex III "Meteorological geographical features".
Has anyone already examined similar data and can give me some advice on this?

Beste regards
Antje

[sMorrone]

Dear @KnorrAn,
INSPIRE AC-MF covers physical conditions in the atmosphere derived from measurements, models, or a combination of both. Section 2.2.1.1 explicitly states: “For climate projections, only long-term time-means are considered to be in scope.” Therefore, your long-term aggregated meteorological data falls within scope.
For an example of data encoding, you may wish to consult helpdesk discussion #215 which provides an example of O&M GML linking to external gridded climate projection (TIFF) file.

[KnorrAn]

Thanks a lot for your feedback and the examples. We will take a closer look at them.

[sMorrone]

Dear @KnorrAn, since this issue is interesting for the community, I am now converting it into a GitHub discussion for more visibility.