Age-dependent extreme event exposure - data accompanying journal publication

This data set contains the essential files used as input for the analysis, intermediate files produced during the analysis, and the key output fields. The code of the analysis is available here: https://github.com/VUB-HYDR/2021_Thiery_etal_Science

Input fields:

- isimip.zip: Postprocessed ISIMIP2b simulation output. This data set is very similar to the data presented in Lange et al. (2020 Earth's Future) but includes selected additional impact models and scenarios (notably RCP8.5). This data set also includes the gridded population data.

- GMT_50pc_manualoutput_4pathways.xlsx: Global mean temperature anomaly trajectories from the IPCC SR15

- wcde_data.xlsx: postprocessed cohort size data originally obtained from the Wittgenstein Centre Human Capital Data Explorer.

- WPP2019_MORT_F16_1_LIFE_EXPECTANCY_BY_AGE_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx: Postprocessed life expectancy data originally obtained from the UNited Nations World Population Programme

Intermediate files *only use if you're interested in reproducing the results*:

- workspaces.zip: Postprocessed ISIMIP2b simulation output. These matlab workspaces contain data on land area annually exposed to extreme events which is stored in a format designed to speed up the analysis.

- mw_isimip.mat: ISIMIP2 simulations metadata (e.g. model, gcm and rcp name per simulation)

- mw_countries.mat: information on the countries used in the analysis (e.g. border polygon coordinates)

- mw_exposure.mat: age-dependent exposure computed from the ISIMIP and population data

- mw_exposure_pic.mat: pre-industrial control age-dependent exposure computed from the ISIMIP and population data

- mw_exposure_pic_coldwaves.mat: pre-industrial control age-dependent exposure to coldwaves computed from the ISIMIP and population data

Output of the analysis:

- mw_output.mat: Matlab workspace containing all variables produced during the analysis presented in thepaper. Use this file if you wish to look up certain numbers or want to use the study results for further analysis.