Historic Gridded Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) for GB (data.gov.uk)
UK historic gridded potential evapotranspiration (1891-2015) derived from a temperature-based equation, a 5 km monthly dataset for water-balance and hydrology applications, catalogued on data.gov.uk.
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At a glance
- Region
- United Kingdom (Europe)
- Coverage
- 1891-2015, 5 km monthly
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Potential evapotranspiration
- Gridded climate
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Potential evapotranspiration
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Gridded climate
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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