You will find one CDS catalogue entry called "CORDEX regional climate model data on single levels for Europe". Please note that not all the combinations of selections exist. This feature is inherited from the ESGF system, where the main target is to publish as much as possible data and even publish incomplete datasets, which might be of use. This allows to have more data available with the price that not everything is fully complete. Below we describe briefly all widgets available at the CDS catalogue download tab. See the CDS form at https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/projections-cordex-single-levels?tab=form More details are given at CORDEX: Regional climate projections
01. Experiment
Select the experiment of your interest. Evaluation is an experiment for a past period using reanalysis (ERA-Interim boundary conditions). Historical experiments are also for the past, but using Global Climate Models (GCM) as boundary conditions. Three scenarios for the future can be selected: RCP 2.6, RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 representing different pathways of the future climate forcing.
02. Temporal resolution
Select the temporal resolution of your choice.
03. Variable
Select the parameter(s) you are interested in. Since no separate pressure level catalogue entry exists in the CDS here you can find data on some of the main pressure levels.
04. Global Climate Model
Select the Global Climate Model (GCM) used as lateral boundary conditions. For the evaluation experiments only ERA-Interim reanalysis can be chosen.
05. Regional Climate Model
Select the Regional Climate Model (RCM) you are interested in.
06. Simulation version
Select the simulation version. Mostly we have only one simulation per model, therefore usually the previous choices leave only one choice. The different versions are available for the HIRHAM5, RACMO22E and RCA4 models.
07. Ensemble member
Select the ensemble members of the experiment. The ensemble members are coming from the driving Global Climate Models (GCMs).
08. Start year
Select the start year of the experiment you are interested in. Please note that the data are stored in batches therefore you might get more data than you asked for.
09. End year
Select the end year of the experiment you are interested in. Please note that the data are stored in batches therefore you might get more data than you asked for.
10. Format
Select your preferred format for compression.
