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CMIP6 data is reported either on the model’s native grid or re-gridded to one or more target grids with data variables generally provided near the center of each grid cell (rather than at the boundaries).  For CMIP6 there is a requirement to record both the native grid of the model and the grid of its output (archived in the CMIP6 repository) a “nominal_resolution”.  The "nominal_resolution” enables users to identify which models are relatively high resolution and have data that might be challenging to download and store locally.

Pressure levels

For pressure level data the model output is available on the pressure levels according to the table below. Note that since the model output is standardised all models produce the data on the same pressure levels.

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