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The driving GCM and RCM models included in the CDS-CORDEX subset are detailed in the table below. These include 8 of the driving GCMs from the main CMIP5 archive and 12 of the RCMs from the main CORDEX archive. Please note that a small number of models were not included as those data have a research-only restriction on their use, while the data presented ion the CDS are released without any restriction.
| Driving Global Coupled Models | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HadGEM2-ES | EC-EARTH | CNRM-CM5 | NorESM1-M | MPI-ESM-LR | IPSL-CM5A-MR | CanESM2 | MIROC5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regional Climate Models | RCA4 (SMHI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| CCLM-8-17 (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CCLM-GPU (ETH) | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| REMO 09&15 (GERICS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| RACMO22E (KNMI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| HIRHAM5 (DMI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WRF361H | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WRF381P | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALADIN53 (CNRM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALADIN63 (CNRM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RegCM4.6.1 (ICTP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HadGEM3-RA (MOHC) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RCP26 | RCP45 | RCP85 | [0-9] = Number of simulations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ensembles
The boundary conditions used to run a RCM are also identified by the model member if the CMIP5 simulation used. Each modeling centre typically run the same experiment using the same GCM several times to confirm the robustness of results and inform sensitivity studies through the generation of statistical information. A model and its collection of runs is referred to as an ensemble. Within these ensembles, three different categories of sensitivity studies are done, and the resulting individual model runs are labelled by three integers indexing the experiments in each category.
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List of published parameters
count | name | units | Variable name in CDS |
1 | 10m Wind Speed | m s-1 | 10m_wind_speed |
2 | 2m air temperature | K | 2m_air_temperature |
3 | Mean precipitation flux | kg m-2 s-1 | mean_precipitation_flux |
4 | Mean sea level pressure | Pa | mean_sea_level_pressure |
5 | Near surface relative humidity | % | near_surface_relative_humidity |
6 | Surface solar radiation downwards | W m-2 | surface_solar_radiation_downwards |
Data Format
The CDS subset of CORDEX data are provided as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is a file format that is freely available and commonly used in the climate modeling community. See the more details: What are NetCDF files and how can I read them
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In this report we review the state of the EURO-CORDEX ensemble as valid at the beginning of 2019. The report indicates climate change findings what can be deduced with the help of the larger RCM ensemble available. Regular updates of such reports are planned and will be published here.
References
- Article using model simulations prepared by C3S funding:
Christensen, O.B., Kjellström, E. Partitioning uncertainty components of mean climate and climate change in a large ensemble of European regional climate model projections. Clim Dyn (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05229-y
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