Identification

Title

Environment Agency Potential Evapotranspiration Dataset

Alternative title(s)

EA PET

EA PETI

Abstract

Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) is the amount of evaporation which would occur if there was an unlimited supply of water. This dataset represents Potential Evapotranspiration for well watered grass and is available either with an Interception element (PETI) or without one (PET). The dataset has been calculated from homogenised climate station data, gridded to a 1km grid. The dataset starts in 1961, is available on a water day (09:00 to 09:00 on the following day) timestep and is updated frequently. Attribution statement: Open Government Licence © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2021. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/datafiles/00b2ae922926487499726c1673684487

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Potential_Evapotranspiration_for_well_watered_grass_PET

description: Potential Evapotranspiration for well watered grass (PET)

https://environment.data.gov.uk/datafiles/3bea9ffe86494c1582d502cf395f4d3d

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Potential_Evapotranspiration_for_well_watered_grass_with_interception_PETI

description: Potential Evapotranspiration for well watered grass with Interception (PETI)

https://environment.data.gov.uk/datafiles/1a377cd08b53488589e551aaa946bc3b

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Links to Potential Evapotranspiration Dataset guidance

description: Links to Potential Evapotranspiration Dataset guidance

Unique resource identifier

code

f8836b22-ba9a-4bd1-8a42-d44b68ef837e

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Potential Evapotranspiration

Potential Evapotranspiration with Interception

Hydrological modelling

Hydrology

Water Resources

OpenData

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.697

East bounding longitude

2.572

North bounding latitude

56.558

South bounding latitude

49.643

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/wales

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1961-01-01

End position

2021-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2020-08-05

date type

revision

effective date

2021-04-12

Frequency of update

monthly

Quality and validity

Lineage

The dataset was created from Met Office climate station data. The methodology to create the gridded input data and the calculation of Potential Evapotranspiration was developed with technical input from the Met Office and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). A list of software to view the netCDF data files can be found at https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/software.html

Conformity

Data format

name of format

netCDF

version of format

v1.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2021. All rights reserved.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-11-01

Metadata language

eng