NCAR RDA Dataset d559000

Four-kilometer long-term regional hydroclimate reanalysis over the conterminous United States (CONUS)

d559000

| DOI: 10.5065/ZYY0-Y036

Abstract:

CONUS404 is a unique, high-resolution hydro-climate dataset appropriate for forcing hydrological models and conducting meteorological analysis over the conterminous United States. CONUS404, so named because it covers the CONterminous United States for over 40 years at 4 km resolution, was produced by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulations run by NCAR as part of a collaboration with the USGS Water Mission Area. The CONUS404 includes 42 years of data (water years 1980-2021) and the spatial domain extends beyond the CONUS into Canada and Mexico, thereby capturing transboundary river basins and covering all contributing areas for CONUS surface waters.

The CONUS404 dataset, produced using WRF version 3.9.1.1, is the successor to the CONUS1 dataset in d612000 (Liu, et al. 2017) with improved representation of weather and climate conditions in the central United States due to the addition of a shallow groundwater module and several other improvements in the NOAH-Multiparameterization land surface model. It also uses a more up-to-date and higher-resolution reanalysis dataset (ERA5) as input and covers a longer period than CONUS1.

Acknowledgement:

In addition to the RDA dataset citation, authors are required to include the following citations in publications that base outcomes on this dataset:

1. Rasmussen, R.M., F. Chen, C.H. Liu, K. Ikeda, A. Prein, J. Kim, T. Schneider, A. Dai, D. Gochis, A. Dugger, Y. Zhang, A. Jaye, J. Dudhia, C. He, M. Harrold, L. Xue, S. Chen, A. Newman, E. Dougherty, R. Abolafia-Rozenzweig, N. Lybarger, R. Viger, D. Lesmes, K. Skalak, J. Brakebill, D. Cline, K. Dunne, K. Rasmussen, G. Miguez-Macho, 2023: CONUS404: The NCAR-USGS 4-km long-term regional hydroclimate reanalysis over the CONUS. Bulletin American Meteorological Society, 01 August 2023, Pages: E1382 to E1408, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0326.1

2. Rasmussen, R.M., Chen, F., Liu, C., Ikeda, K., Prein, A., Kim, J., Schneider, T., Dai, A., Gochis, D., Dugger, A., Zhang, Y., Jaye, A., Dudhia, J., He, C., Harrold, M., Xue, L., Chen, S., Newman, A., Dougherty, E., Abolafia-Rozenzweig, R., Lybarger, N., R. Viger, Dunne, K., Rasmussen, K., Miguez-Macho, G., 2023, Four-kilometer long-term regional hydroclimate reanalysis over the conterminous United States (CONUS), 1979-2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PHPK4F

Temporal Range:

1979-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2022-09-30 23:00 +0000 (Entire dataset) Period details by dataset product Period details by dataset product 1979-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1980-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1980 Water Year data, 197910-198009 files) 1980-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1981-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1981 Water Year data, 198010-198109 files) 1981-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1982-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1982 Water Year data, 198110-198209 files) 1982-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1983-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1983 Water Year data, 198210-198309 files) 1983-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1984-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1984 Water Year data, 198310-198409 files) 1984-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1985-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1985 Water Year data, 198410-198509 files) 1985-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1986-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1986 Water Year data, 198510-198609 files) 1986-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1987-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1987 Water Year data, 198610-198709 files) 1987-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1988-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1988 Water Year data, 198710-198809 files) 1988-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1989-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1989 Water Year data, 198810-198909 files) 1989-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1990-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1990 Water Year data, 198910-199009 files) 1990-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1991-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1991 Water Year data, 199010-199109 files) 1991-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1992-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1992 Water Year data, 199110-199209 files) 1992-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1993-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1993 Water Year data, 199210-199309 files) 1993-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1994-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1994 Water Year data, 199310-199409 files) 1994-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1995-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1995 Water Year data, 199410-199509 files) 1995-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1996-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1996 Water Year data, 199510-199609 files) 1996-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1997-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1997 Water Year data, 199610-199709 files) 1997-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1998-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1998 Water Year data, 199710-199809 files) 1998-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 1999-09-30 23:00 +0000 (1999 Water Year data, 199810-199909 files) 1999-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2000-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2000 Water Year data, 199910-200009 files) 2000-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2001-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2001 Water Year data, 200010-200109 files) 2001-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2002-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2002 Water Year data, 200110-200209 files) 2002-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2003-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2003 Water Year data, 200210-200309 files) 2003-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2004-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2004 Water Year data, 200310-200409 files) 2004-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2005-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2005 Water Year data, 200410-200509 files) 2005-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2006-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2006 Water Year data, 200510-200609 files) 2006-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2007-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2007 Water Year data, 200610-200709 files) 2007-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2008-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2008 Water Year data, 200710-200809 files) 2008-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2009-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2009 Water Year data, 200810-200909 files) 2009-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2010-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2010 Water Year data, 200910-201009 files) 2010-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2011-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2011 Water Year data, 201010-201109 files) 2011-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2012-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2012 Water Year data, 201110-201209 files) 2012-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2013-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2013 Water Year data, 201210-201309 files) 2013-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2014-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2014 Water Year data, 201310-201409 files) 2014-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2015-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2015 Water Year data, 201410-201509 files) 2015-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2016-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2016 Water Year data, 201510-201609 files) 2016-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2017-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2017 Water Year data, 201610-201709 files) 2017-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2018-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2018 Water Year data, 201710-201809 files) 2018-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2019-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2019 Water Year data, 201810-201909 files) 2019-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2020-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2020 Water Year data, 201910-202009 files) 2020-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2021-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2021 Water Year data, 202010-202109 files) 2021-10-01 00:00 +0000 to 2022-09-30 23:00 +0000 (2022 Water Year data, 202110-202209 files) 1979-10-01 00:00 +0000 (The constant WRF fields for this dataset)

Variables:

Air Temperature

Runoff

Vertical Levels:

See the detailed metadata for level information.

Data Types:

Grid

Spatial Coverage:

Longitude Range: Westernmost=137.873W Easternmost=58.463W
Latitude Range: Southernmost=17.631N Northernmost=56.704N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 4km x 4km (at 39N) oriented 98W (1367x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 17.647N,122.574W) 4km x 4km (at 39N) oriented 98W (1367x1016 Lambert Conformal starting at 17.631N,122.569W) 4km x 4km (at 39N) oriented 98W (1368x1015 Lambert Conformal starting at 17.643N,122.591W)

Data Contributors:

DOI/USGS

U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

| UCAR/NCAR/RAL/HAP

Hydrometeorological Applications Program, Research Application Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Related Resources:

USGS Archive of this dataset
Zarr format version of CONUS 404 available from Microsoft Planetary Computer
Example of how to access Zarr format version of CONUS 404 from the Microsoft Planetary Computer Catalog

Publications:

Liu, C., K. Ikeda, R. Rasmussen, M. Barlage, A. Newman, A. Prein, F. Chen, L. Chen, M. Clark, A. Dai, J. Dudhia, T. Eidhammer, D. Gochis, E. Gutman, S. Kurkute, Y. Li, G. Thompson, and D. Yates, 2017: Continental-Scale Convection-Permitting Modeling of the Current and Future Climate of North America. Climate Dynamics, 49, 71-95 (DOI: 10.1007/s00382-016-3327-9).

Total Volume:

815.86 TB (Entire dataset) Volume details by dataset product Volume details by dataset product 1982 Water Year data, 198110-198209 files: 18.98 TB The constant WRF fields for this dataset: 272.25 MB 1980 Water Year data, 197910-198009 files: 18.85 TB 1981 Water Year data, 198010-198109 files: 18.88 TB 1983 Water Year data, 198210-198309 files: 19.04 TB 1984 Water Year data, 198310-198409 files: 19.06 TB 1985 Water Year data, 198410-198509 files: 18.95 TB 1986 Water Year data, 198510-198609 files: 18.96 TB 1987 Water Year data, 198610-198709 files: 18.94 TB 1988 Water Year data, 198710-198809 files: 18.93 TB 1989 Water Year data, 198810-198909 files: 18.88 TB 1990 Water Year data, 198910-199009 files: 18.92 TB 1991 Water Year data, 199010-199109 files: 18.93 TB 1992 Water Year data, 199110-199209 files: 19.06 TB 1993 Water Year data, 199210-199309 files: 19.03 TB 1994 Water Year data, 199310-199409 files: 18.97 TB 1995 Water Year data, 199410-199509 files: 18.98 TB 1996 Water Year data, 199510-199609 files: 19 TB 1997 Water Year data, 199610-199709 files: 18.99 TB 1998 Water Year data, 199710-199809 files: 18.94 TB 1999 Water Year data, 199810-199909 files: 18.9 TB 2000 Water Year data, 199910-200009 files: 18.88 TB 2001 Water Year data, 200010-200109 files: 18.94 TB 2002 Water Year data, 200110-200209 files: 18.92 TB 2003 Water Year data, 200210-200309 files: 18.99 TB 2004 Water Year data, 200310-200409 files: 19.04 TB 2005 Water Year data, 200410-200509 files: 18.96 TB 2006 Water Year data, 200510-200609 files: 18.94 TB 2007 Water Year data, 200610-200709 files: 18.97 TB 2008 Water Year data, 200710-200809 files: 18.99 TB 2009 Water Year data, 200810-200909 files: 18.95 TB 2010 Water Year data, 200910-201009 files: 19.01 TB 2011 Water Year data, 201010-201109 files: 18.9 TB 2012 Water Year data, 201110-201209 files: 18.95 TB 2013 Water Year data, 201210-201309 files: 19.02 TB 2014 Water Year data, 201310-201409 files: 19.05 TB 2015 Water Year data, 201410-201509 files: 19.06 TB 2016 Water Year data, 201510-201609 files: 19.08 TB 2017 Water Year data, 201610-201709 files: 19.03 TB 2018 Water Year data, 201710-201809 files: 18.99 TB 2019 Water Year data, 201810-201909 files: 19.09 TB 2020 Water Year data, 201910-202009 files: 19.06 TB 2021 Water Year data, 202010-202109 files: 18.92 TB 2022 Water Year data, 202110-202209 files: 18.95 TB

Data Formats:

netCDF4

Related RDA Datasets:

d612000

High Resolution WRF Simulations of the Current and Future Climate of North America

d612005

CONUS (Continental U.S.) II High Resolution Present and Future Climate Simulation

More Details:

View a more detailed summary of the data, including specific date ranges and locations by parameter

Metadata Record:

Data License:

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GCMD Topic

Atmospheric Reanalysis Data

Station Observations

Four-kilometer long-term regional hydroclimate reanalysis over the conterminous United States (CONUS)

d559000

| DOI: 10.5065/ZYY0-Y036