KNMI Climate Explorer

A web-based climate analysis platform that provides access to climate observations, reanalysis datasets, climate model outputs, and statistical analysis tools for climate variability and climate change assessments.

Useful for climate diagnostics, forecast verification, trend analysis, and climate change assessments supporting regional climate services.

Developer: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Stage Of Maturity: Mature

Strengths

  • Extensive climate data archive
  • Advanced statistical functionality
  • Widely cited by researchers
  • Free access

Weaknesses

  • Steep learning curve
  • Limited decision-support functionality
  • Interface oriented toward technical users

Synergies

  • Uses datasets available through Copernicus CDS and global climate archives.
  • Complements climate analysis using Climpact and the NOAA Reanalysis Tool.
  • Supports climate diagnostics for Climate Impact Explorer and CLIM-PLANNeD.
  • Can validate or analyze outputs from CORDEX South Asia.