Caribbean Climate Information Education and Tools

Building Climate Resilience in the Caribbean.

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About

CLIE’nT (Caribbean Climate Information Education and Tools) is a web portal that caters to professionals and institutions which use climate data, by providing information and datasets on past and future climate within the Caribbean and Central America.

This web portal also facilitates the visualization and simulation of climate through the use of tools such as CARiDRO, DICE and SMASH.

DATA SOURCES

These are the types of data offered on this portal.

Historical Data

HISTORICAL DATA

Recorded or analysed data from the past

Future Data

FUTURE DATA

Data that projects climate futures

Simulations

SIMULATIONS

Visualising tools that show models based on the data

HISTORICAL DATA

Visualise, graph and download from data viewer page.

OBSERVED STATION DATA

Historical monthly climate data from meteorological stations around the Caribbean from 1971-2020.

FUTURE DATA

Visualise, graph and download from data viewer page.

REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL

Monthly average weather data from regional climate model projections for the period 2020-2100.

CLIMATE TOOLS

Historical Data

SMASH

Simple Model for Advection of Storms and Hurricanes

SMASH

Simple Model for Advection of Storms and Hurricanes

A simple advection model based on past memorable and notable storms across the region. Outputs can be visualised, graphed and downloaded from the simulation page.

Future Data

CARiDRO

Caribbean Assessment of Regional Drought

CARiDRO

Caribbean Assessment of Regional Drought

A tool that processes climate data to calculate drought indices, specifically the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Evapotranspiration-Precipitation Index (SPEI).

This tool can identify various drought types over different timescales and produces user-friendly outputs, including maps and tables.

While CARiDRO's interface is straightforward, optimal use may require guidance from climate experts.

Simulations

DICE

D’Tool Indicating Caribbean Extremes

DICE

D’Tool Indicating Caribbean Extremes

DICE uses historical data and future projections to track and analyse climate extremes, providing baselines and change metrics crucial for strategic planning and resilience in the Caribbean.

CONTACT US

PHONE

(876)927-2480

EMAIL

physics@uwimona.edu.jm