Glossary#
- Binder#
Referring to mybinder.org, an open-source project in the Jupyter ecosystem that allows the creation of custom, interactive, and executable computing environments from GitHub repositories containing Jupyter notebooks. It enables users to convert Jupyter notebooks into shareable web applications that others can use without needing to install any software or dependencies locally.
- Conda environment#
A self-contained and isolated computational environment created and managed by conda, an open-source package and environment management system.
- CORDEX#
The Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment, a WRCP framework to evaluate regional climate model performance. CORDEX data can be downloaded from the Copernicus Climate Data Store.
- Exposure#
See Exposure in the CLIMAAX Framework.
- Hazard#
See Hazard in the CLIMAAX Framework.
- Python#
A programming language widely used for data analysis and visualization. See Python in our software resources.
- JupyterBook#
An open-source tool used for creating interactive, web-based books and documentation from Jupyter notebooks and markdown files. This website is generated as a JupyterBook.
- Jupyter notebook#
A document format in which combine code, narrative text, visualizations and other rich media can be combined. Jupyter notebooks allow for interactive execution of code and are particularly popular for exploratory data analysis and in education. See Jupyter in our software resources.
- Response#
See Response in the CLIMAAX Framework.
- Risk#
See Risk in the CLIMAAX Framework.
- RCP#
Representative Concentration Pathways are climate change scenarios for future greenhouse gas concentrations.
- SSP#
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways are global climate change scenarios of socioeconomic changes until the year 2100.
- Vulnerability#
See Vulnerability in the CLIMAAX Framework.