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Scenarios and time periods
Model simulations are available for recent-past (historical scenario) and future periods (RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios for CMIP5 and CORDEX, and SSP1-2.6, SSP 2-4.5, SSP 3-7.0 and SSP 5-8.5 for CMIP6) with monthly temporal frequency. The historical scenario provides includes data for a pre-industrial period (1850-1900 for CMIP5 and CMIP6) and a modern period (1970-2005 / 1950-2005 / 1950-2014 for CORDEX / CMIP5 / CMIP6, according to data availability). Users should be aware that no data are available for the period 1901 – 1949 or in some cases 1901 - 1969 even though the CDS widget and the corresponding file name would suggest a continuous period. The future scenarios provide data for 2006-2100 / 2015-2100 for CORDEX and CMIP5 / CMIP6, respectively.
File format and archiving
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