This catalogue entry provides daily and monthly Regional Climate Model (RCM) data on single levels from a number of experiments, models, members, time frequencies and time periods computed over Europe several regional domains and in the framework of the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX). The term "single levels" is used to express that the variables are 2D-matrices computed at on one vertical level which can be surface (or a level close to the surface) or a dedicated pressure level in the atmosphere. Multiple vertical levels are excluded from this catalogue entry.
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The term "region" in the CDS form refers to the different regional domains:
- EUR: European domain from 27°N to 72°N and from 22°W to 45°E. The horizontal resolution for this domain is 0.11°x0.11° (EUR-11).
- MED: Mediterranean domain from 25°N to 52°N and from 21°W to 50°E. The horizontal resolutions for this domain are 0.11°x0.11° (MED-11) and 0.44°x0.44° (MED-44).
- NAM: North-American domain from 12°N to 59°N and from 171°W to 24°W. The horizontal resolutions for this domain are 0.22°x0.22° (NAM-22) and 0.44°x0.44° (NAM-44).
- ARC: Arctic domain from 46°N to 90°N and from 180°W to 180°E. The horizontal resolutions for this domain are 0.22°x0.22° (ARC-22) and 0.44°x0.44° (ARC-44)
Additional details on each CORDEX geographical domain are available at https://cordex.org/domains/.
The term "experiment" in the CDS form refers to three main categories:
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The data are produced by the participating institutes of the EURO-CORDEX and , Med-CORDEX projects and several national contributions to CORDEX.
| DATA DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Gridded |
| Horizontal coverage | From 27°N to 72°N and from 22°W to 45°E Depends on the regional domain (grid projection may differ among RCMs) |
| Horizontal resolution | 0.11°x0.11°, 0.22°x0.22° or 0.44°x0.44° depending on the region. |
| Vertical resolution | Variables are provided in one single level (which may differ among variables) |
| Temporal coverage | evaluation runs are from 1989 to 2008 historical runs are from 1951 to 2005 scenario runs are from 2006 to 2100 1950-2100 (shorter for some experiments) |
| Temporal resolution | 3h, 6h, daily, monthly and seasonal |
| File format | NetCDF4 |
| Conventions | Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention v1.6 |
| Versions | Latest version of the data is provided. |
| Update frequency | Regular quarterly updates |
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